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Gorgoleptis

Gastropoda - Lepetellida - Lepetodrilidae

Taxonomy
Gorgoleptis was named by McLean (1988). It is extant. It is the type genus of Gorgoleptidae.

It was assigned to Gorgoleptidae by McLean (1988); and to Lepetodrilidae by Bouchet et al. (2005).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1988Gorgoleptis McLean
2005Gorgoleptis Bouchet et al. p. 83

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classGastropoda
subclassVetigastropoda(Salvini-Plawen 1980)
orderLepetellidaMoskalev 1971
superfamilyLepetodriloidea(McLean 1988)
familyLepetodrilidaeMcLean 1988
genusGorgoleptisMcLean 1988

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. Gorgoleptis McLean 1988
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitec
Locomotion: actively mobilesupero
Life habit: epifaunalsupero
Diet: grazersupero
Vision: limitedc
Created: 2009-09-10 08:55:39
Modified: 2009-09-10 10:55:39
Source: supero = superorder, c = class
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Kiessling 2004
Collections
No collection or age range data are available