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Pleurotobembex tristriata

Gastropoda - Murchisoniina - Porcelliidae

Taxonomy
Pleurotomaria tristriata was named by Fuchs (1915). It is not extant.

It was recombined as Bembexia (Pleurotobembex) tristriata by Solle (1956); it was recombined as Pleurotobembex tristriata by Wagner (2023).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1915Pleurotomaria tristriata Fuchs
1956Bembexia (Pleurotobembex) tristriata Solle p. 19
2023Pleurotobembex tristriata Wagner p. 6081

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classGastropoda
subclassOrthogastropoda
orderMurchisoniina
superfamilyEotomarioidea
familyPorcelliidae
genusPleurotobembex()
speciestristriata(Fuchs 1915)

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: aragonitesuperf
Environment: coastal, marineo
Locomotion: slow-movingsuperf
Life habit: epifaunalsuperf
Diet: detritivoresuperf
Vision: limitedsuperf
Created: 2025-08-08 09:12:40
Modified: 2025-08-08 09:12:40
Source: superf = superfamily, o = order
References: Bambach et al. 2007, Wagner 2023
Collections
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