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Haustator contractus

Gastropoda - Turritellidae

Taxonomy
Turritella contracta was named by Sowerby (1850) [DISTRIBUTION: Middle Eocene; Europe.]. It is not a trace fossil.

It was recombined as Haustator contractus by Le Renard (1986) and Tracey and Todd (1996).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1850Turritella contracta Sowerby
1986Haustator contractus Le Renard
1996Haustator contractus Tracey and Todd p. 42

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classGastropoda
subclassCaenogastropoda(Cox 1959)
superfamilyCerithioidea(Férussac 1819)
familyTurritellidaeLovén 1847
genusHaustator(Monfort 1810)
speciescontractus(Sowerby 1850)

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.

Haustator contractus Sowerby 1850
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available