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Carbonispira Yen, 1949 †
1507848 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1507848)
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Genus
Carbonispira scotica Yen, 1949 † (type by original designation)
- Species Carbonispira scotica Yen, 1949 †
fossil only
feminine
Yen, T.-C. (1949). Review of Palaeozoic non-marine gastropods and description of a new genus from the Carboniferous rocks of Scotland. <em>Proceedings of the Malacological Society of London.</em> 27(6): 235-240.
page(s): 238-239 [details] Available for editors
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page(s): 238-239 [details] Available for editors
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MolluscaBase eds. (2021). MolluscaBase. Carbonispira Yen, 1949 †. Accessed at: https://www.molluscabase.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1507848 on 2025-09-11
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Yen, T.-C. (1949). Review of Palaeozoic non-marine gastropods and description of a new genus from the Carboniferous rocks of Scotland. <em>Proceedings of the Malacological Society of London.</em> 27(6): 235-240.
page(s): 238-239 [details] Available for editors [request]
additional source Solem, A.; Yochelson, E.L. (1979). North American Paleozoic land snails, with a summary of other Paleozoic nonmarine snails. <em>United States Geological Survey Professional Paper.</em> 1072: 1-42., available online at https://pubs.usgs.gov/pp/1072/report.pdf
page(s): 28 [details]
page(s): 238-239 [details] Available for editors
[request]additional source Solem, A.; Yochelson, E.L. (1979). North American Paleozoic land snails, with a summary of other Paleozoic nonmarine snails. <em>United States Geological Survey Professional Paper.</em> 1072: 1-42., available online at https://pubs.usgs.gov/pp/1072/report.pdf
page(s): 28 [details]
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Classification Classification uncertain - Solem & Yochelson (1979) write: "Although the specimen is dubiously describable and in poor condition, the suggestion by Yen that this may be a thiarid prosobranch is the best that can be made at present." [details]
