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Utriculastra (Tornastra)

Gastropoda - Opisthobranchiata - Tornatinidae

Taxonomy
Utriculastra (Tornastra) was named by Marcus (1977). It is extant.

It was reranked as Tornastra by Squires et al. (2006).

It was assigned to Utriculastra by Marcus (1977); and to Tornatinidae by Squires et al. (2006).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1977Utriculastra (Tornastra) Marcus
2006Tornastra Squires et al. p. 7

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classGastropoda
orderOpisthobranchiata(Milne-Edwards 1848)
orderTectibranchia
familyTornatinidae
genusUtriculastraThiele 1925
subgenusTornastraMarcus 1977

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.

Subg. Utriculastra (Tornastra) Marcus 1977
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitec
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: epifaunalc
Vision: limitedc
Created: 2004-02-29 11:40:59
Modified: 2010-02-11 01:35:02
Source: c = class
Reference: Kiessling 2004
Collections
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