MolluscaBase - Laxispira Gabb, 1877 †

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Laxispira Gabb, 1877 †

AphiaID

1768897 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1768897)

Classification

Status

accepted

Rank

Genus

Type taxon

Laxispira lumbricalis Gabb, 1877 † (type by monotypy)

Parent

Vermetidae Rafinesque, 1815

Original name

Laxispira Gabb, 1877 †

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Species Laxispira lumbricalis Gabb, 1877 †
Species Laxispira sinuata Kaunhowen, 1898 † (uncertain > unassessed)

Environment

marine, ~~brackish~~, ~~fresh~~, ~~terrestrial~~

Fossil range

fossil only

Grammatical gender

feminine

Original description

Gabb, W. M. (1877). Notes on American Cretaceous fossils, with descriptions of some new species. <em>Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia.</em> 28: 276-324, 1 pl. ["1876", published 23 Jan 1877]., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/26299027
page(s): 301 [details]

Taxonomic citation

MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Laxispira Gabb, 1877 †. Accessed at: https://www.molluscabase.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1768897 on 2025-09-11

Taxonomic edit history

Date

action

2024-09-04 10:38:51Z

created

Köhler, Frank

2024-09-04 10:56:43Z

changed

Köhler, Frank

2024-10-06 15:29:25Z

changed

Nielsen, Sven

Licensing

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Sources (1)

original description Gabb, W. M. (1877). Notes on American Cretaceous fossils, with descriptions of some new species. <em>Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia.</em> 28: 276-324, 1 pl. ["1876", published 23 Jan 1877]., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/26299027
page(s): 301 [details]