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Retispira keyniana

Gastropoda - Bellerophontida - Bellerophontidae

Taxonomy
Bellerophon keynianus was named by de Koninck (1844). It is not extant.

It was recombined as Knightites (Retispira) keynianus by Batten (1966); it was recombined as Retispira keyniana by Wagner (2023).

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1844Bellerophon keynianus de Koninck p. 340 figs. pl. 29 f. 4a-c
1883Bucania waterkeyniana de Koninck p. 149 figs. pl. 42 f. 16-19
1931Bucaniopsis waterkeyniana Weir p. 820
1966Knightites (Retispira) keynianus Batten p. 12 figs. pl. 1 f. 13-14; txt. f. 1b
1966Bucanopsis waterkeyniana Hudson et al.
2023Retispira keyniana Wagner p. S4988

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classGastropoda
RankNameAuthor
orderBellerophontidaUlrich and Scofield 1897
suborderBellerophontina
superfamilyBellerophontoidea()
familyBellerophontidae
subfamilyKnightitinae
genusRetispira
specieskeyniana()

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.

Retispira keyniana de Koninck 1844
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Invalid names: Knightites (Retispira) waterkeynianus de Koninck 1883 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available