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Abderospira sabina

Gastropoda - Opisthobranchiata - Cylichnidae

Taxonomy
Abderospira sabina was named by Palmer (1937) [DISTRIBUTION: Early Eocene; Gulf Coastal Plain.]. Its type specimen is USNM 638974, a shell, and it is not a trace fossil.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1937Abderospira sabina Palmer p. 487 figs. pl. 75, fig. 12
1966Abderospira sabina Palmer and Brann p. 475

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classGastropoda
orderOpisthobranchiata(Milne-Edwards 1848)
orderCephalaspideaFischer 1883
superfamilyPhilinoideaGray 1850
familyCylichnidaeAdams 1850
genusAbderospiraDall 1896
speciessabinaPalmer 1937

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.

Abderospira sabina Palmer 1937
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitec
Locomotion: actively mobilef
Life habit: epifaunalf
Diet: carnivoref
Vision: limitedc
Created: 2009-09-10 07:31:23
Modified: 2009-09-10 09:31:23
Source: f = family, c = class
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Selandian to the top of the Ypresian or 61.60000 to 47.80000 Ma

Collections (5 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Selandian61.6 - 59.2USA (Alabama) Abderospira sabina (205427)
Ypresian56.0 - 47.8USA (Alabama) Abderospira sabina (92269 92349 92353 92375)