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Maoraxis

Gastropoda - Maoraxidae

Taxonomy
Maoraxis was named by Bandel et al. (2000). It is the type genus of Maoraxidae.

It was assigned to Maoraxidae by Bandel et al. (2000), Bouchet et al. (2005).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2000Maoraxis Bandel et al. p. 89
2005Maoraxis Bouchet et al. p. 104

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classGastropoda
subclassCaenogastropoda(Cox 1959)
Sorbeoconcha(Ponder and Lindberg 1997)
Cerithiimorpha(Golikov and Starobogatov 1975)
familyMaoraxidaeBandel et al. 2000
genusMaoraxisBandel et al. 2000

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. †Maoraxis Bandel et al. 2000
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitec
Locomotion: actively mobilesubo
Life habit: epifaunalsubo
Diet: grazersubo
Vision: limitedc
Created: 2009-09-10 07:18:02
Modified: 2009-09-10 09:18:02
Source: subo = suborder, c = class
References: Kiessling 2004, Hendy et al. 2009
Collections
No collection or age range data are available