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Macromphalus reticulatus

Gastropoda - Vanikoridae

Taxonomy
Macromphalus reticulatus was named by Wood (1842) [DISTRIBUTION: Pliocene; France.]. It is not a trace fossil. It is the type species of Macromphalus.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
M. similis

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1842Macromphalus reticulatus Wood

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classGastropoda
subclassCaenogastropoda(Cox 1959)
superfamilyVanikoroideaGray 1840
familyVanikoridaeGray 1840
genusMacromphalusWood 1842
speciesreticulatusWood 1842

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.

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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available