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Benthobia

Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Buccinidae

Taxonomy
Benthobia was named by Dall (1889) [m. kosnik taxon no: 7104].

It was assigned to Pseudolivinae by Vermeij (1998).

Synonyms
  • Nux was named by Barnard (1960) [m. kosnik taxon no: 7126].

    It was synonymized subjectively with Benthobia by Vermeij (1998).
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1889Benthobia Dall
1960Nux Barnard
1998Benthobia Vermeij p. 55

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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)
familyBuccinidaeRafinesque 1815
subfamilyPseudolivinaeCossmann 1901
genusBenthobiaDall 1889

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. †Benthobia Dall 1889
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Invalid names: Nux Barnard 1960 [synonym]
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 08:10:04
Modified: 2009-09-10 10:10:04
Source: f = family, c = class
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Kiessling 2004
Collections
No collection or age range data are available