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Protobusycon

Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Melongenidae

Taxonomy
Protobusycon was named by Wade (1917) [Sepkoski's age data: K Camp-u T Than]. It is not extant.

It was assigned to Melongenidae by Sohl (1964) and Saul (1988); and to Neogastropoda by Sepkoski (2002).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1917Protobusycon Wade
1964Protobusycon Sohl p. 193
1988Protobusycon Saul p. 886
2002Protobusycon Sepkoski

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classGastropoda
RankNameAuthor
subclassCaenogastropoda(Cox 1959)
Sorbeoconcha(Ponder and Lindberg 1997)
Hypsogastropoda(Ponder and Lindberg 1997)
superorderLatrogastropodaRiedel 2000
orderNeogastropodaThiele 1929
superfamilyBuccinoidea(Rafinesque 1815)
familyMelongenidaeGill 1867
genusProtobusyconWade 1917

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. †Protobusycon Wade 1917
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Protobusycon judithae Saul 1988
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available