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Abderospira oviformis
Taxonomy
Cylichna oviformis was named by Meyer (1886) [DISTRIBUTION: Late Miocene; Gulf Coastal Plain.]. Its type specimen is USNM 638837, a shell, and it is not a trace fossil.
It was recombined as Atys oviformis by Cossmann (1893); it was recombined as Abderospira oviformis by Harris and Palmer (1947) and Palmer and Brann (1966).
It was recombined as Atys oviformis by Cossmann (1893); it was recombined as Abderospira oviformis by Harris and Palmer (1947) and Palmer and Brann (1966).
Sister species lacking formal opinion data
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
|---|---|
| 1886 | Cylichna oviformis Meyer p. 77 figs. pl. 2, fig. 32 |
| 1893 | Atys oviformis Cossmann p. 50 |
| 1947 | Abderospira oviformis Harris and Palmer p. 457 |
| 1966 | Abderospira oviformis Palmer and Brann p. 474 |
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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 oviformis Meyer 1886
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available