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Tectarius

Gastropoda - Littorinidae

Taxonomy
Tectarius was named by Valenciennes (1832) [Sepkoski's age data: T Eo-m R Sepkoski's reference number: 914]. It is extant. Its type is Tectarius coronatus.

It was assigned to Tectariinae by Wilson (1993); to Neotaenioglossa by Sepkoski (2002); and to Littorinidae by Ladd (1966), Abbass (1967) and Harzhauser (2007).

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1832Tectarius Valenciennes
1899Echinellopsis Rovereto
1966Tectarius Ladd p. 59
1967Tectarius Abbass p. 17
1993Tectarius Wilson p. 148
2002Echinellopsis Sepkoski
2002Tectarius Sepkoski
2007Tectarius Harzhauser p. 98

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classGastropoda
subclassCaenogastropoda(Cox 1959)
—Sorbeoconcha(Ponder and Lindberg 1997)
—Hypsogastropoda(Ponder and Lindberg 1997)
superfamilyLittorinoidea(Gray 1840)
familyLittorinidaeGray 1840
genusTectariusValenciennes 1832

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. Tectarius Valenciennes 1832
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Subg. Tectarius (Tectarius) Valenciennes 1833
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†Tectarius coronatus Valenciennes 1832
†Tectarius elegans Faujas 1817
†Tectarius ligniticus Vokes 1939
Invalid names: Echinellopsis Rovereto 1899 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available