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Shinkailepas

Gastropoda - Phenacolepadidae

Taxonomy
Shinkailepas was named by Okutani et al. (1989). It is extant.

It was assigned to Shinkailepadidae by Okutani et al. (1989); and to Phenacolepadidae by Bouchet et al. (2005).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1989Shinkailepas Okutani et al.
2005Shinkailepas Bouchet et al. pp. 158, 246

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
RankNameAuthor
phylumMollusca
classGastropoda
suborderNeritaemorpha(Koken 1897)
superfamilyNeritoidea(Rafinesque 1815)
familyPhenacolepadidaePilsbry 1895
genusShinkailepasOkutani et al. 1989

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. Shinkailepas Okutani et al. 1989
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitec
Locomotion: actively mobilef
Life habit: epifaunalf
Diet: omnivoref
Vision: limitedc
Created: 2009-09-10 08:37:01
Modified: 2009-09-10 10:37:37
Source: f = family, c = class
References: Kiessling 2004, Hendy et al. 2009
Collections
No collection or age range data are available