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Busycotypus propeincile

Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Melongenidae

Taxonomy
Busycon propeincile was named by Mansfield (1930). It is a 3D body fossil.

It was recombined as Busycotypus propeincile by Petuch (1988).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
Busycon pyrum, B. aepynotum, B. bicoronatum, B. incile, B. libertiensis, B. scotti

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1930Busycon propeincile Mansfield
1988Busycotypus propeincile Petuch p. 59

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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
superfamilyBuccinoidea(Rafinesque 1815)
familyMelongenidaeGill 1867
subfamilyBusyconinaeWade 1917
genusBusycotypus
speciespropeincile(Mansfield 1930)

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.

†Busycotypus propeincile Mansfield 1930
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitec
Locomotion: actively mobilef
Life habit: epifaunalf
Diet: carnivoref
Vision: limitedc
Created: 2009-09-10 08:20:52
Modified: 2009-09-10 10:20:52
Source: f = family, c = class
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Kiessling 2004
Collections
No collection or age range data are available