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Spirochrysalis nympha

Gastropoda - Coelostylinidae

Taxonomy
Melania nympha was named by Münster (1841). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is St. Cassian (Munster coll), which is in a Julian carbonate limestone in the Cassian Formation of Italy.

It was recombined as Spirochrysalis nympha by Kittl (1894).

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1841Melania nympha Münster p. 94 figs. Pl 9, fig 18
1841Trochus pyramidalis Münster p. 108 figs. Pl 11, fig 17
1894Spirochrysalis nympha Kittl p. 191 figs. Pl 5, figs 34-38, 40-44; pl 8, fig 24

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
RankNameAuthor
phylumMollusca
classGastropoda
subclassCaenogastropoda(Cox 1959)
familyCoelostylinidaeCossmann 1909
genusSpirochrysalis
speciesnympha()

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.

Spirochrysalis nympha Münster 1841
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Invalid names: Trochus pyramidalis Münster 1841 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available