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Bembexia chapernowni

Gastropoda - Murchisoniina - Eotomariidae

Taxonomy
Bembexia chapernowni was named by Whidborne (1892) [Bembexia? chapernowni Whidborne 1892a]. It is not extant.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1892Bembexia chapernowni Whidborne
2023Bembexia chapernowni Wagner p. 1286

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classGastropoda
RankNameAuthor
subclassOrthogastropoda
orderMurchisoniina
superfamilyEotomarioidea
familyEotomariidaeWenz 1938
subfamilyEotomariinae
genusBembexia
specieschapernowni

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.

Bembexia chapernowni Whidborne 1892
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitesuperf
Environment: coastal, marineo
Locomotion: slow-movingsuperf
Life habit: epifaunalsuperf
Diet: detritivoresuperf
Vision: limitedsuperf
Created: 2025-08-08 09:12:40
Modified: 2025-08-08 09:12:40
Source: superf = superfamily, o = order
References: Bambach et al. 2007, Wagner 2023
Collections
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