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Megathura

Gastropoda - Lepetellida - Fissurellidae

Taxonomy
Megathura was named by Pilsbry (1890) [Sepkoski's age data: T Plio R]. It is extant.

It was assigned to Fissurellidae by Clark and Arnold (1923); to Diodorinae by Knight et al. (1960); and to Archaeogastropoda by Sepkoski (2002).

Entered
by J. Sepkoski on 2003-01-23; modified by A. Hendy on 2013-04-30

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1890Megathura Pilsbry
1923Megathura Clark and Arnold p. 173
1960Megathura Knight et al. p. 230
2002Megathura Sepkoski

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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)
genusMegathuraPilsbry 1890

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. Megathura Pilsbry 1890
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Megathura crenulata Sowerby 1825 [giant keyhole limpet]
Megathura vancouverensis Clark and Arnold 1923
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available