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Tephlon

Gastropoda - Aporrhaidae

Taxonomy
Tephlon was named by Popenoe (1983) [Sepkoski's age data: K Maes Sepkoski's reference number: 118]. Its type is Pugnellus tumidus.

It was assigned to Aporrhainae by Popenoe (1983); to Neotaenioglossa by Sepkoski (2002); and to Pugnellinae by Kollmann (2009).

Species
T. tumidus

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1983Tephlon Popenoe pp. 760 - 761
2002Tephlon Sepkoski
2009Tephlon Kollmann p. 54

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classGastropoda
RankNameAuthor
subclassCaenogastropoda(Cox 1959)
—Sorbeoconcha(Ponder and Lindberg 1997)
—Hypsogastropoda(Ponder and Lindberg 1997)
superorderLatrogastropodaRiedel 2000
superfamilyStromboidea(Rafinesque 1815)
familyAporrhaidaeGray 1850
subfamilyPugnellinae(Kiel and Bandel 1999)
genusTephlon

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. †Tephlon Popenoe 1983
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†Tephlon tumidus Gabb 1860
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available