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Moerkeia

Gastropoda - Protorculidae

Taxonomy
Moerkeia was named by Böhm (1895) [Sepkoski's age data: Tr Ladi-l Tr Rhae Sepkoski's reference number: 119].

It was assigned to Strombidae by Böhm (1895); to Protorculidae by Nützel and Senowbari-Daryan (1999); to Neotaenioglossa by Sepkoski (2002); and to Purpurinidae by Cossmann (1909), Wenz (1938) and Guzhov (2004).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1895Moerkeia Böhm pp. 298 - 299
1909Moerckeia Cossmann
1938Moerckeia Wenz
1999Moerkeia Nützel and Senowbari-Daryan
2002Moerckeia Sepkoski
2004Moerckeia Guzhov pp. S478, S513

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
RankNameAuthor
phylumMollusca
classGastropoda
subclassCaenogastropoda(Cox 1959)
superfamilyZygopleuroidea
familyProtorculidae
genusMoerkeia

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. †Moerkeia Böhm 1895
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Moerkeia pasinii Stoppani 1858
Moerkeia praefecta Kittl 1894
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available