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Paupospira varians

Gastropoda - Murchisoniina - Lophospiridae

Taxonomy
Murchisonia varians was named by Billings (1857). It is not extant.

It was recombined as Lophospira varians by Twenhofel (1928); it was recombined as Paupospira varians by Wagner (2023).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1857Murchisonia varians Billings p. 300
1866Murchisonia varians Billings p. 18
1928Lophospira varians Twenhofel p. 239 figs. pl. 44 f. 6
2023Paupospira varians Wagner p. 4932

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classGastropoda
subclassOrthogastropoda
orderMurchisoniina
superfamilyTrochonematoidea()
familyLophospiridae
genusPaupospira
speciesvarians()

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.

Paupospira varians Billings 1857
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available