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Chesatrophon

Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Muricidae

Taxonomy
Chesatrophon was named by Petuch (1988) [Sepkoski's age data: T Mi Sepkoski's reference number: ZR90]. Its type is Trophon chesapeakeanus.

It was assigned to Trophoninae by Petuch (1988); and to Neogastropoda by Sepkoski (2002).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1988Chesatrophon Petuch p. 23
2002Chesatrophon Sepkoski

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classGastropoda
subclassCaenogastropoda(Cox 1959)
RankNameAuthor
Sorbeoconcha(Ponder and Lindberg 1997)
Hypsogastropoda(Ponder and Lindberg 1997)
superorderLatrogastropodaRiedel 2000
orderNeogastropodaThiele 1929
superfamilyMuricoideade Costa 1776
familyMuricidaeRafinesque 1815
subfamilyTrophoninaeCossmann 1903
genusChesatrophon

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. †Chesatrophon Petuch 1988
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available