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Batillaria

Gastropoda - Batillariidae

Taxonomy
Batillaria was named by Benson (1842) [Sepkoski's age data: T Dani R Sepkoski's reference number: 1066]. It is extant. It is the type genus of Batillariinae.

It was assigned to Batillariinae by Thiele (1929), MacNeil (1960); to Cerithiidae by Addicott (1970); to Potamididae by Ladd (1972), Shuto (1978), Beu et al. (1990); to Neotaenioglossa by Sepkoski (2002); and to Batillariidae by Todd (2001), Bouchet et al. (2005).

Synonyms
  • Lampania was named by Gray (1847). It is extant.

    It was synonymized subjectively with Batillaria by Shuto (1978).
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1842Batillaria Benson
1847Lampania Gray
1929Batillaria Thiele p. 207
1960Batillaria MacNeil p. 39
1970Batillaria Addicott p. 53
1972Batillaria Ladd p. 27
1978Batillaria Shuto p. 124
1990Batillaria Beu et al. p. 406
2001Batillaria Todd
2002Batillaria Sepkoski
2005Batillaria Bouchet et al. pp. 35, 248

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
RankNameAuthor
phylumMollusca
classGastropoda
subclassCaenogastropoda(Cox 1959)
superfamilyCerithioidea(Férussac 1819)
familyBatillariidae(Thiele 1929)
genusBatillariaBenson 1842

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. Batillaria Benson 1842
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†Batillaria coronata Cox 1930
†Batillaria diacanthina Cossmann 1899
†Batillaria mekranica Vredenburg 1928
Batillaria minima Gmelin 1791
†Batillaria ocoyana Anderson and Martin 1914
†Batillaria pomahakensis Harris 1897
Invalid names: Lampania Gray 1847 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available