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Meekospira evansvillensis

Gastropoda - Meekospiridae

Taxonomy
Meekospira evansvillensis was named by Thein and Nitecki (1974). It is not extant.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1974Meekospira evansvillensis Thein and Nitecki
2023Meekospira evansvillensis Wagner p. 6175

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
RankNameAuthor
phylumMollusca
classGastropoda
subclassCaenogastropoda(Cox 1959)
familyMeekospiridae
genusMeekospira
speciesevansvillensis

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.

Meekospira evansvillensis Thein and Nitecki 1974
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitec
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: epifaunalc
Vision: limitedc
Created: 2004-02-29 11:40:59
Modified: 2010-02-11 01:35:02
Source: c = class
Reference: Kiessling 2004

Age range: Chesterian or 335.50000 to 323.20000 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Chesterian335.5 - 323.2USA (Illinois) Meekospira evansvillensis (58998 59826)
Chesterian335.5 - 323.2USA (Kentucky) Meekospira evansvillensis (59823)