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Longstaffia cyclonema

Gastropoda - Murchisoniina - Lophospiridae

Taxonomy
Murchisonia cyclonema was named by Salter (1873). It is not a trace fossil.

It was recombined as Lophospira cyclonema by Donald (1906); it was recombined as Longstaffia cyclonema by Wagner (1999) and Wagner (2023).

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1873Murchisonia cyclonema Salter
1879Murchisonia corpulenta Sollas
1906Lophospira cyclonema Donald pp. 566 – 567 figs. pl. 44 f. 6-9
1999Longstaffia cyclonema Wagner p. 31
2023Longstaffia cyclonema Wagner p. 1630

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classGastropoda
subclassOrthogastropoda
orderMurchisoniina
superfamilyTrochonematoidea()
familyLophospiridae
genusLongstaffia
speciescyclonema()

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.

†Longstaffia cyclonema Salter 1873
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Invalid names: Longstaffia corpulenta Sollas 1879 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available