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Bulbus smithii

Gastropoda - Naticidae

Taxonomy
Bulbus smithii was named by Brown in Smith (1839) [DISTRIBUTION: Early Miocene-Recent; North Pacific.]. It is extant. It is the type species of Bulbus.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1839Bulbus smithii Brown in Smith
1989Bulbus smithii Majima p. 32
2005Bulbus smithii Pastorino p. 236

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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)
superfamilyNaticoidea(Forbes 1838)
familyNaticidaeGuilding 1834
subfamilyPolinicinaeGray 1847
genusBulbusBrown 1839
speciessmithiiBrown in Smith 1839

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.

Bulbus smithii Brown in Smith 1839
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Diagnosis
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