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Opisthostoma

Gastropoda - Diplommatinidae

Taxonomy
Opisthostoma was named by Blanford and Blanford (1860). It is extant.

It was assigned to Diplommatininae by Marshall et al. (2025).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1860Opisthostoma Blanford and Blanford p. 121
2025Opisthostoma Marshall et al. p. 995230

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classGastropoda
subclassCaenogastropoda(Cox 1959)
—Architaenioglossa(Haller 1890)
superfamilyCyclophoroideaGray 1847
familyDiplommatinidaePfeiffer 1856
subfamilyDiplommatininaePfeiffer 1857
genusOpisthostomaBlanford and Blanford 1860

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. Opisthostoma Blanford and Blanford 1860
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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 10:12:33
Modified: 2017-04-17 10:12:33
Source: f = family, c = class
References: Bush and Bambach 2015, Kiessling 2004
Collections
No collection or age range data are available