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Orbitestella bastowi

Gastropoda - Heterostropha - Orbitestellidae

Taxonomy
Cyclostrema bastowi was named by Gatliff (1906) [DISTRIBUTION: Recent; Australia.]. It is not a trace fossil. It is the type species of Orbitestella.

It was recombined as Orbitestella bastowi by Iredale (1906) and Simone and Zelaya (2004).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
O. praehinemoa, O. praetoreuma

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1906Cyclostrema bastowi Gatliff
1906Orbitestella bastowi Iredale
2004Orbitestella bastowi Simone and Zelaya p. 161

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classGastropoda
orderHeterostropha()
superfamilyValvatoideaGray 1840
familyOrbitestellidaeIredale 1917
genusOrbitestellaIredale 1906
speciesbastowi(Gatliff 1906)

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.

†Orbitestella bastowi Gatliff 1906
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available