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Pliciscala (Rugatiscala) levesquei

Gastropoda - Epitoniidae

Taxonomy
Opalia levesquei was named by de Boury (1887).

It was recombined as Pliciscala (Rugatiscala) levesquei by Jeffery and Tracey (1997).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1887Opalia levesquei de Boury
1997Pliciscala (Rugatiscala) levesquei Jeffery and Tracey p. 95 figs. Pl 9, figs 17,20

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classGastropoda
subclassCaenogastropoda(Cox 1959)
superfamilyEpitonioidea(Berry 1910)
familyEpitoniidaeBerry 1910
genusPliciscalaAdams and Adams 1853
subgenusRugatiscala(de Boury 1913)
specieslevesquei(de Boury 1887)

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: aragonitef
Composition 2: low Mg calcitef
Locomotion: slow-movingf
Life habit: low-level epifaunalf
Diet: carnivoref
Vision: limitedc
Created: 2007-02-05 23:13:43
Modified: 2011-09-22 17:20:39
Source: f = family, c = class
References: Kiessling 2004, Beu et al. 1990
Collections
No collection or age range data are available