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Sycostoma

Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Melongenidae

Taxonomy
Sycostoma was named by Cox (1931) [Sepkoski's age data: K u T Ol Sepkoski's reference number: 614].

It was assigned to Galeodidae by Abbass (1967); to Buccinidae by Adegoke (1977); to Neogastropoda by Sepkoski (2002); to Melongeniinae by Stilwell et al. (2004); and to Melongenidae by Vermeij and Lozouet (2012).

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1840Leiostoma Swainson
1880Sycum Bayle
1922Sycum Woods p. 101
1928Sycum Nagao p. 126
1931Sycostoma Cox
1933Sycum Glibert p. 73
1967Sycostoma Abbass p. 90
1977Sycostoma Adegoke p. 144
2002Sycostoma Sepkoski
2004Sycostoma Stilwell et al. pp. 40, 42
2012Sycostoma Vermeij and Lozouet p. 83

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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
genusSycostomaCox 1931

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. †Sycostoma Cox 1931
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Subg. †Sycostoma (Sycostoma) Cox 1931
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Sycostoma bulbiforme Lamarck 1803
Sycostoma kenawii Abbass 1967
Sycostoma pyrinota Stilwell et al. 2004
Invalid names: Sycum Bayle 1880 [replaced]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available