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Faunus (Melanatria) kahoensis

Gastropoda - Pachychilidae

Taxonomy
Faunus (Melanatria) kahoensis was named by Nagao (1928). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Kamiyamada mine, which is in a Paleogene marine horizon in Japan.

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Synonymy list
YearName and author
1928Faunus (Melanatria) kahoensis Nagao p. 103 figs. Plate XV Fig. 2

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classGastropoda
subclassCaenogastropoda(Cox 1959)
superfamilyCerithioidea(FĂ©russac 1819)
familyPachychilidaeTroschel 1857
genusFaunusBowdich 1822
subgenusMelanatria
specieskahoensis

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Diagnosis
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