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Compsodrillia chowanensis

Gastropoda - Pseudomelaniidae

Taxonomy
Compsodrillia chowanensis was named by Gardner (1948) [DISTRIBUTION: Pliocene; Virginia-North Carolina.]. Its type specimen is USNM 352373, a shell, and it is not a trace fossil.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1948Compsodrillia chowanensis Gardner p. 268 figs. pl. 37, fig. 32

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classGastropoda
subclassCaenogastropoda(Cox 1959)
superfamilyPseudomelanoideaFischer 1885
familyPseudomelaniidaeCossmann 1909
genusCompsodrillia
specieschowanensis

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Compsodrillia chowanensis Gardner 1948
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Diagnosis
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