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Diastoma elongatum

Gastropoda - Diastomatidae

Taxonomy
Melania elongata was named by Brongniart (1823) [DISTRIBUTION: Late Eocene-Oligocene; Europe, Iran.]. It is not a trace fossil.

It was recombined as Diastoma elongatum by Harzhauser (2004).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1823Melania elongata Brongniart p. 59 figs. pl. 3, fig. 13
2004Diastoma elongatum Harzhauser p. 123

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classGastropoda
subclassCaenogastropoda(Cox 1959)
superfamilyCerithioidea(FĂ©russac 1819)
familyDiastomatidae(Cossmann 1894)
genusDiastomaDeshayes 1850
specieselongatum(Brongniart 1823)

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.

Diastoma elongatum Brongniart 1823
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Diagnosis
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