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Dorsanum

Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Buccinidae

Taxonomy
Dorsanum was named by Gray (1847) [Sepkoski's age data: R]. It is extant. Its type is Buccinum politum.

It was assigned to Pseudolivinae by Rivera (1957); and to Neogastropoda by Sepkoski (2002).

Species
D. (Dorsanum), D. lagunitensis, D. parinense, D. plicatum, D. politum, D. scalatum
Species lacking formal opinion data
D. haueri

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1847Dorsanum Gray
1957Dorsanum Rivera p. 184
2002Dorsanum 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
superfamilyBuccinoidea(Rafinesque 1815)
familyBuccinidaeRafinesque 1815
subfamilyPseudolivinaeCossmann 1901
genusDorsanumGray 1847

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. Dorsanum Gray 1847
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Subg. Dorsanum (Dorsanum) Gray 1847
†Dorsanum lagunitensis Woods 1922
†Dorsanum parinense Olsson 1928
†Dorsanum plicatum Grateloup 1847
†Dorsanum politum Lamarck 1822
†Dorsanum scalatum Heilprin 1891
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available