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Rhizorus

Gastropoda - Opisthobranchia - Retusidae

Taxonomy
Rhizorus was named by Montfort (1810) [Sepkoski's age data: T Eo-l R]. It is extant.

It was assigned to Retusidae by Palmer and Brann (1966); and to Cephalaspida by Sepkoski (2002).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1810Rhizorus Montfort
1966Rhizorus Palmer and Brann p. 880
2002Rhizorus Sepkoski

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classGastropoda
orderOpisthobranchia(Milne-Edwards 1848)
orderCephalaspideaFischer 1883
superfamilyPhilinoideaGray 1850
familyRetusidaeThiele 1925
genusRhizorusMontfort 1810

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. Rhizorus Montfort 1810
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Rhizorus pakistanicus Eames 1952
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available