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Plethospira arenaria

Gastropoda - Murchisoniina - Hormotomidae

Taxonomy
Murchisonia arenaria was named by Billings (1859) [Murchisonia arenaria Billings 1859a]. It is not extant.

It was recombined as Plethospira arenaria by Fix (1975).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1859Murchisonia arenaria Billings
1975Plethospira arenaria Fix p. 119

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classGastropoda
subclassOrthogastropoda
orderMurchisoniina
superfamilyMurchisonioidea()
familyHormotomidae
genusPlethospira
speciesarenaria()

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

Plethospira arenaria Billings 1859
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available