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Abderospira meyeri

Gastropoda - Opisthobranchia - Cylichnidae

Taxonomy
Abderospira meyeri was named by Palmer (1937) [DISTRIBUTION: Middle Eocene; Gulf Coastal Plain.]. Its type specimen is USNM 638694, a shell, and it is not a trace fossil.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1937Abderospira meyeri Palmer p. 487 figs. pl. 75, fig. 9
1966Abderospira meyeri Palmer and Brann p. 474

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classGastropoda
orderOpisthobranchia(Milne-Edwards 1848)
orderCephalaspideaFischer 1883
superfamilyPhilinoideaGray 1850
familyCylichnidaeAdams 1850
genusAbderospiraDall 1896
speciesmeyeriPalmer 1937

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.

Abderospira meyeri Palmer 1937
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available