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Elephantulum

Gastropoda - Caecidae

Taxonomy
Elephantulum was named by Carpenter (1897). It is extant.

It was assigned to Caecidae by Todd (2001).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1897Elephantulum Carpenter
2001Elephantulum Todd

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classGastropoda
subclassCaenogastropoda(Cox 1959)
—Sorbeoconcha(Ponder and Lindberg 1997)
—Hypsogastropoda(Ponder and Lindberg 1997)
superfamilyTruncatelloideaGray 1840
familyCaecidaeGray 1850
genusElephantulumCarpenter 1897

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. Elephantulum Carpenter 1897
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available