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Texturaspira ligylirae

Gastropoda - Murchisoniina - Wortheniellidae

Taxonomy
Worthenia (Worthenia) ligylirae was named by Yin and Yochelson (1983). Its type specimen is GQ81031 and is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Yinshanpo KC262, Qingyan, which is in a Pelsonian/Illyrian marine shale/marl in the Qingyan Formation of China.

It was recombined as Texturaspira ligylirae by Monari and Dellantonio (2024).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1983Worthenia (Worthenia) ligylirae Yin and Yochelson p. 172 fig. 5C,D
2024Texturaspira ligylirae Monari and Dellantonio p. 51

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classGastropoda
subclassOrthogastropoda
orderMurchisoniina
superfamilyEotomarioidea
familyWortheniellidae
genusTexturaspira
speciesligylirae()

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.

Texturaspira ligylirae Yin and Yochelson 1983
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Diagnosis
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