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Abderospira leblanci

Gastropoda - Opisthobranchia - Cylichnidae

Taxonomy
Abderospira leblanci was named by Palmer (1947) [DISTRIBUTION: Late Eocene; Gulf Coastal Plain. COMMENTS: m. kosnik taxon no: 6544]. Its type specimen is PRI 20021, a shell, and it is not a trace fossil.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1947Abderospira leblanci Palmer p. 457 figs. pl. 64, figs. 8, 9
1966Abderospira leblanci Palmer and Brann p. 474
2002Abderospira leblanci Kosnik

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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
speciesleblanciPalmer 1947

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 leblanci Palmer 1947
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitec
Locomotion: actively mobilef
Life habit: epifaunalf
Diet: carnivoref
Vision: limitedc
Created: 2009-09-10 07:31:23
Modified: 2009-09-10 09:31:23
Source: f = family, c = class
References: Kiessling 2004, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: base of the Bartonian to the top of the Priabonian or 41.30000 to 33.90000 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Lutetian - Priabonian47.8 - 33.9USA (Mississippi) Abderospira leblanci (1434)
Bartonian41.3 - 38.0USA (Mississippi) Abderospira leblanci (205526)
Priabonian38.0 - 33.9USA (Louisiana) Abderospira leblanci (98689)