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Geographical distribution * Definition key * List of Species * Friends* Home * Guestbook *DISTRIBUTION OF SPIRORBIDAE
Geographical distribution of the valid recent species of Spirobidae is presented on the maps. [Excluding abyssal Neomicrorbis azoricus (from Azores), Nidificaria levensteinae (from Central Pacific) and some questinable species (such as Bushiella stimpsoni, Bushiella verruca and some other)].
Maps are based on the own and literature data. Doubtfull records are ignored.
Records from the Pacific coast of North America usually plotted on the left side of the map
List of valid recent species is
herePARALAEOSPIRINAE:
* PARALAEOSPIRA * ANOMALORBIS, CROZETOSPIRA *CIRCEINAE:
* CIRCEIS * PARADEXIOSPIRA *SPIRORBINAE:
* North Atlantic SPIRORBIS * Other SPIRORBIS *ROMANCHELLINAE:
* PROTOLAEOSPIRA * ROMANCHELLA * EULAEOSPIRA * METALAEOSPIRA, HELICOSIPHON *PILEOLARIINAE:
* PILEOLARIA ex. gr. "berkeleyana" and relatives * Other PILEOLARIA * SIMPLARIA * BUSHIELLA * BUSHIELLA (JUGARIA) *PROTOLEODORA * NIDIFICARIA, VINEARIA, AMPLICARIA *JANUINAE:
* NEODEXIOSPIRA * JANUA, PILLAIOSPIRA, LEODORA *