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Paosia

Gastropoda - Pseudomelaniidae

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1895Paosia Böhm
1991Paosia Kabat p. 434
2004Paosia Squires and Saul p. 489
2017Paosia Cataldo p. 424

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
RankNameAuthor
phylumMollusca
classGastropoda
subclassCaenogastropoda(Cox 1959)
superfamilyPseudomelanoideaFischer 1885
familyPseudomelaniidaeCossmann 1909
genusPaosiaBöhm 1895

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.

G. †Paosia Böhm 1895
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Paosia acuminata Anderson 1958
Paosia calafia Stewart 1927
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Invalid names: Acteonina pupoides Gabb 1864 [replaced]
Paosia californica Gabb 1864
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Invalid names: Acteonina bellavistana Anderson 1958 [synonym], Acteonina berryessensis Anderson 1958 [synonym], Acteonina roguensis Anderson 1958 [synonym], Acteonina yrekensis Anderson 1958 [synonym]
Paosia colusaensis Anderson 1958
Paosia pentzensis Squires and Saul 2004
Paosia ursula Anderson 1958
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Invalid names: Acteonina ursulagorda Anderson 1958 [synonym]
Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
R. L. Squires and L. R. Saul 2004ongate-conical (juveniles more ovate); spire high or low; whorls smooth (rarely with spiral grooves) and over­ lapping slightly; outer lip projected and incurved anteriorly; col­ umella smooth and usually callused; growth lines sinuous.