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Helicaulax formosa

Gastropoda - Aporrhaidae

Taxonomy
Helicaulax formosa was named by Stephenson (1955).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
H. pozaryskii

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1955Helicaulax formosa Stephenson
1960Helicaulax formosa Sohl p. 104 figs. Pl 11, figs 18-20,24,25

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classGastropoda
subclassCaenogastropoda(Cox 1959)
RankNameAuthor
—Sorbeoconcha(Ponder and Lindberg 1997)
—Hypsogastropoda(Ponder and Lindberg 1997)
superorderLatrogastropodaRiedel 2000
superfamilyStromboidea(Rafinesque 1815)
familyAporrhaidaeGray 1850
subfamilyAnchurinae
genusHelicaulaxGabb 1868
speciesformosaStephenson 1955

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.

†Helicaulax formosa Stephenson 1955
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Diagnosis
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