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Plethospira rotunda

Gastropoda - Murchisoniina - Hormotomidae

Taxonomy
Plethospira rotunda was named by Flower (1968). Its type locality is Nameless Canyon, just west of Ranger Peak, Franklin Mountains, which is in a Blackhillsian carbonate limestone/limestone in the Padre Formation of Texas. It is the type species of Plethospira.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1968Plethospira rotunda Flower pp. 18 - 19 figs. pl. 2 f. 14-16

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classGastropoda
subclassOrthogastropoda
orderMurchisoniina
superfamilyMurchisonioidea()
familyHormotomidae
genusPlethospira
speciesrotunda

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.

Plethospira rotunda Flower 1968
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available