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Mimospira cochleata

Paragastropoda - Mimospirida - Clisospiridae

Taxonomy
Onychochilus cochleatum was named by Lindström (1884) [Onychochilus? cochleatum Lindström 1884]. It is not a trace fossil.

It was recombined as Mimospira cochleata by Wängberg-Eriksson (1979), Frýda (1989), Wagner (2023).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
M. helmhackeri, M. helmhackeri

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1884Onychochilus cochleatum Lindström p. 197 figs. pl. 18 f. 55-57, not f. 54
1979Mimospira cochleata Wängberg-Eriksson pp. 23 - 26 figs. f. 9a-b, 10a-c
1989Mimospira cochleata Frýda p. 240
2023Mimospira cochleata Wagner p. 2189

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classParagastropoda
orderMimospirida
superfamilyClisospiroidea()
familyClisospiridae
subfamilyClisospirinae
genusMimospira
speciescochleata()

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.

†Mimospira cochleata Lindström 1884
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Diagnosis
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