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Glossispira

Gastropoda - Pseudomelaniidae

Taxonomy
Glossispira was named by McLean (1971). It is extant.

It was assigned to Turridae by Hendy et al. (2008); and to Pseudomelaniidae by Bouchet et al. (2011).

Species

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1971Glossispira McLean
2008Glossispira Hendy et al.
2011Glossispira Bouchet et al. p. 293

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
RankNameAuthor
phylumMollusca
classGastropoda
subclassCaenogastropoda(Cox 1959)
superfamilyPseudomelanoideaFischer 1885
familyPseudomelaniidaeCossmann 1909
genusGlossispiraMcLean 1971

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.

G. Glossispira McLean 1971
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available