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Ptomatis africanoides

Gastropoda - Bellerophontida - Plectonotidae

Taxonomy
Bellerophon (Patellostium) africanoides was named by Reed (1925). It is a 3D body fossil.

It was recombined as Bellerophon africanoides by Oosthuizen (1984); it was recombined as Ptomatis africanoides by Wagner (2023).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1925Bellerophon (Patellostium) africanoides Reed p. 115 figs. PI. 7 f. 6, 6a, b
1984Bellerophon africanoides Oosthuizen
2023Ptomatis africanoides Wagner p. S7238

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classGastropoda
orderBellerophontidaUlrich and Scofield 1897
suborderBellerophontina
superfamilyBellerophontoidea()
familyPlectonotidae()
genusPtomatis
speciesafricanoides()

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

†Ptomatis africanoides Reed 1925
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available