WoRMS taxon details
Breizospira Blodgett, Fryda & Racheboeuf, 1999 †
1727220 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1727220)
accepted
Genus
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
fossil only
feminine
Blodgett, R. B.; Frýda, J.; Racheboeuf, P. R. (1999). Upper Middle Devonian (Givetian) gastropods from the Kersadiou Formation, Brittany, France. <em>Journal of Paleontology.</em> 73(6): 1081-1100., available online at https://doi.org/10.1017/s0022336000031000
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Etymology The genus name is formed from the combination of the words Breiz (the name of Brittany in the Breton language) and spira...
Etymology The genus name is formed from the combination of the words Breiz (the name of Brittany in the Breton language) and spira (Latin for spire) [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Breizospira Blodgett, Fryda & Racheboeuf, 1999 †. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1727220 on 2025-04-27
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Blodgett, R. B.; Frýda, J.; Racheboeuf, P. R. (1999). Upper Middle Devonian (Givetian) gastropods from the Kersadiou Formation, Brittany, France. <em>Journal of Paleontology.</em> 73(6): 1081-1100., available online at https://doi.org/10.1017/s0022336000031000
page(s): 1091 [details] Available for editors
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Etymology The genus name is formed from the combination of the words Breiz (the name of Brittany in the Breton language) and spira (Latin for spire) [details]