MolluscaBase - Pterospira G. F. Harris, 1897 †

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Pterospira G. F. Harris, 1897 †

AphiaID

1636766 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1636766)

Classification

Status

unaccepted > junior subjective synonym

Accepted name

Livonia Gray, 1855

Rank

Genus

Parent

Livoniini Bail & Poppe, 2001

Original name

Voluta (Pterospira) G. F. Harris, 1897 †

Synonymised names

Voluta (Pterospira) G. F. Harris, 1897 † · unaccepted

Direct children (8)

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Species Pterospira alticostata (Tate, 1889) † accepted as Livonia hannafordi (McCoy, 1866) †
Species Pterospira atkinsoni (Pritchard, 1896) † accepted as Ericusa atkinsoni (Pritchard, 1896) †
Species Pterospira hannafordi (McCoy, 1866) † accepted as Livonia hannafordi (McCoy, 1866) †
Species Pterospira heptagonalis (Tate, 1889) † accepted as Livonia heptagonalis (Tate, 1889) †
Species Pterospira macroptera (McCoy, 1866) † accepted as Ericusa macroptera (McCoy, 1866) †
Species Pterospira mortoni (Tate, 1889) † accepted as Livonia mortoni (Tate, 1889) †
Species Pterospira spenceri (Pritchard, 1896) † accepted as Livonia spenceri (Pritchard, 1896) †
Species Pterospira stephensi (R. M. Johnston, 1880) † accepted as Livonia stephensi (R. M. Johnston, 1880) †

Environment

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

Fossil range

fossil only

Grammatical gender

feminine

Original description

(of Voluta (Pterospira) G. F. Harris, 1897 †) Harris, G. F. (1897). Catalogue of Tertiary Mollusca in the Department of Geology, British Museum (Natural History). Part I. The Australasian Tertiary Mollusca. London: British Museum (Natural History). xxvi + 406 pp., 6 pls. , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8400745#page/7/mode/1up
page(s): 100 [details]

Taxonomic citation

MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Pterospira G. F. Harris, 1897 †. Accessed at: https://www.molluscabase.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1636766 on 2025-09-11

Taxonomic edit history

Date

action

2023-02-11 18:37:45Z

created

Marshall, Bruce

2023-04-01 20:24:43Z

changed

Marshall, Bruce

2024-12-29 14:53:12Z

changed

Bouchet, Philippe

Licensing

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Sources (1)

original description (of Voluta (Pterospira) G. F. Harris, 1897 †) Harris, G. F. (1897). Catalogue of Tertiary Mollusca in the Department of Geology, British Museum (Natural History). Part I. The Australasian Tertiary Mollusca. London: British Museum (Natural History). xxvi + 406 pp., 6 pls. , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8400745#page/7/mode/1up
page(s): 100 [details]