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Obscurella

Gastropoda - Cyclophoridae

Taxonomy
Obscurella was named by Clessin (1889). It is extant.

It was assigned to Cyclophoridae by Raven (1990).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1889Obscurella Clessin
1990Obscurella Raven

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classGastropoda
subclassCaenogastropoda(Cox 1959)
Architaenioglossa(Haller 1890)
superfamilyCyclophoroideaGray 1847
familyCyclophoridaeGray 1847
genusObscurellaClessin 1889

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. Obscurella Clessin 1889
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitec
Environment: terrestrialf
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: epifaunalc
Vision: limitedc
Created: 2017-04-17 10:12:06
Modified: 2017-04-17 10:12:06
Source: f = family, c = class
References: Bush and Bambach 2015, Kiessling 2004
Collections
No collection or age range data are available