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Aplodon

Gastropoda - Modulidae

Taxonomy
Aplodon was named by Rafinesque (1819). It is extant. It is the type genus of Aplodonidae.

It was assigned to Aplodonidae by Kuroda (1933); and to Modulidae by Bouchet et al. (2005).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1819Aplodon Rafinesque
1933Aplodon Kuroda p. 50
2005Aplodon Bouchet et al. pp. 28, 249

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
RankNameAuthor
phylumMollusca
classGastropoda
subclassCaenogastropoda(Cox 1959)
superfamilyCerithioidea(FĂ©russac 1819)
familyModulidaeFischer 1884
genusAplodonRafinesque 1819

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. Aplodon Rafinesque 1819
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Diagnosis
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