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Diodora subelliptica

Gastropoda - Lepetellida - Fissurellidae

Taxonomy
Fissuridea subelliptica was named by Nomland (1916). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is UCMP loc. 2664, which is in a Pliocene marginal marine sandstone/conglomerate in the Jacalitos Formation of California.

It was recombined as Diodora subelliptica by Grant and IV and Gale (1931).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1916Fissuridea subelliptica Nomland p. 205 figs. Plate 10, figures 5a, 5b
1931Diodora subelliptica Grant, IV and Gale p. 851

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classGastropoda
RankNameAuthor
subclassVetigastropoda(Salvini-Plawen 1980)
orderLepetellidaMoskalev 1971
superfamilyFissurelloidea(Fleming 1822)
familyFissurellidaeFleming 1822
subfamilyFissurellinaeFleming 1822
tribeDiodorini(Odhner 1932)
genusDiodoraGray 1821
speciessubelliptica()

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.

Diodora subelliptica Nomland 1916
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