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Gymnobela (Theta) chrysoplex

Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Raphitomidae

Taxonomy
Typhlosyrinx chrysoplex was named by Barnard (1963) [DISTRIBUTION: Recent; South Africa.]. It is extant. Its type specimen is SAM A9857, a shell. It is the type species of Typhlosyrinx.

It was recombined as Gymnobela (Theta) chrysoplex by Sysoev (1996).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1963Typhlosyrinx chrysoplex Barnard p. 425 figs. fig. 3g, h
1996Gymnobela (Theta) chrysoplex Sysoev p. 27

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classGastropoda
subclassCaenogastropoda(Cox 1959)
RankNameAuthor
—Sorbeoconcha(Ponder and Lindberg 1997)
—Hypsogastropoda(Ponder and Lindberg 1997)
superorderLatrogastropodaRiedel 2000
orderNeogastropodaThiele 1929
superfamilyConoidea(Rafinesque 1815)
familyRaphitomidaeBellardi 1875
genusGymnobelaVerrill 1884
subgenusTheta(Clark 1959)
specieschrysoplex(Barnard 1963)

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.

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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitec
Locomotion: actively mobilesuperf
Life habit: epifaunalsuperf
Diet: carnivoresuperf
Vision: limitedc
Created: 2009-09-10 08:08:14
Modified: 2009-09-10 10:08:14
Source: superf = superfamily, c = class
References: Kiessling 2004, Hendy et al. 2009
Collections
No collection or age range data are available