Frodospira is an extinct genus of Lophospiridae, a family of extinct sea snails, fossil marine gastropod mollusks. The genus is found in deposits of the Silurian age in Sweden. It was named in honor of the fictional character Frodo Baggins from J. R. R. Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings.[2][3]

Frodospira
Temporal range: Silurian
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Family: Lophospiridae
Genus: Frodospira
Wagner, 1999[1]
Type species
Frodospira imbricata

Species

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The genus Frodospira contains the following four species:[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Frodospira Wagner, 1999". GBIF.org. Retrieved June 11, 2014.
  2. ^ "Frodospira". Fossilworks. Retrieved June 11, 2014.
  3. ^ Mark Isaak (April 12, 2014). "Curiosities of Biological Nomenclature: Etymology: Fiction". CuriousTaxonomy.net. Retrieved June 11, 2014.