MolluscaBase taxon details
Clisospira Billings, 1865 †
1752459 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1752459)
accepted
Genus
Clisospira curiosa Billings, 1865 † (type by monotypy)
Mimospira (Clisospira) Billings, 1865 † · unaccepted > superseded rank
- Species Clisospira curiosa Billings, 1865 †
- Species Clisospira accidentalis Whitfield, 1878 † (uncertain > unassessed)
- Species Clisospira veneta Gortani & Vinassa de Regny, 1909 † (uncertain > unassessed)
- Species Clisospira antiqua Perner, 1907 † accepted as Ferrogyra antiqua (Perner, 1907) † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Clisospira potens Barrande, 1903 † accepted as Epiptychia potens (Barrande, 1903) † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Clisospira reinwaldti Öpik, 1930 † accepted as Catalanispira reinwaldti (Öpik, 1930) † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
fossil only
Billings, E. (1861-1865). Palaeozoic fossils. Volume I. Containing descriptions and figures of new or little known species of organic remains from Silurian rocks. 1: 1-426. Geological Survey of Canada (publication dates according to preface: 1-24 [Nov 1861], 25-56 [Jan 1862], 57-168 [Jun 1862], 169-344 [Feb 1865], 345-436 [Oct 1865])., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/13779194
page(s): 186 [details]
page(s): 186 [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Clisospira Billings, 1865 †. Accessed at: https://molluscabase.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1752459 on 2026-05-11
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original description
Billings, E. (1861-1865). Palaeozoic fossils. Volume I. Containing descriptions and figures of new or little known species of organic remains from Silurian rocks. 1: 1-426. Geological Survey of Canada (publication dates according to preface: 1-24 [Nov 1861], 25-56 [Jan 1862], 57-168 [Jun 1862], 169-344 [Feb 1865], 345-436 [Oct 1865])., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/13779194
page(s): 186 [details]
additional source Tassell, C. B. (2008). Upper Ordovician Gastropods from the Gordon Group, Western Tasmania. <em>Records of the Queen Victoria Museum.</em> 114: 1-17.
page(s): 15 [details] Available for editors
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page(s): 186 [details]
additional source Tassell, C. B. (2008). Upper Ordovician Gastropods from the Gordon Group, Western Tasmania. <em>Records of the Queen Victoria Museum.</em> 114: 1-17.
page(s): 15 [details] Available for editors
[request]
