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Dawsonella

Gastropoda - Cycloneritida - Dawsonellidae

Taxonomy
Dawsonella was named by Bradley (1874). It is the type genus of Dawsonellidae.

It was assigned to Dawsonellidae by Bouchet et al. (2005).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1874Dawsonella Bradley
2005Dawsonella Bouchet et al. pp. 63, 246

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classGastropoda
subclassNeritimorpha
orderCycloneritida()
superfamilyHelicinoideaFérussac 1822
familyDawsonellidaeWenz 1938
genusDawsonella

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. †Dawsonella Bradley 1874
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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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