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Basommatophora

Gastropoda

Taxonomy
Basommatophora was named by Keferstein (1864). It is extant.

It was reranked as the superorder Basommatophora by Shoshani et al. (1989); it was reranked as the superfamily Basommatophora by Kaim (2004); it was reranked as the unranked clade Basommatophora by Bouchet et al. (2005).

It was assigned to Opisthobranchia by Sepkoski (2002); and to Pulmonata by Shoshani et al. (1989), Gordillo (1991), Todd (2001), Kaim (2004) and Bouchet et al. (2005).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1864Basommatophora Keferstein
1989Basommatophora Shoshani et al. p. 435
1991Basommatophora Gordillo p. 129
2001Basommatophora Todd
2002Basommatophora Sepkoski
2004Basommatophora Kaim p. 157
2005Basommatophora Bouchet et al. p. 263

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
RankNameAuthor
phylumMollusca
classGastropoda
subclassPulmonataCuvier 1817
Basommatophora(Keferstein 1864)
Basommatophora(Keferstein 1864)

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.

Unr. Basommatophora Keferstein 1864
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Superfm. Amphiboloidea Gray 1840
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Fm. Amphibolidae Gray 1840
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Invalid names: Ampullaceridae Troschel 1845 [synonym], Salinatoridae Starobogatov 1970 [synonym]
Superfm. Siphonarioidea Gray 1840
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Fm. †Acroreiidae Cossmann 1893
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G. †Acroreia Cossmann 1885
Fm. Siphonariidae Gray 1840
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G. †Anisomyon Meek and Hayden 1860
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Anisomyon borealis Morton 1842
Anisomyon centrale Meek 1871
Anisomyon meeki Gabb 1864
Anisomyon patelliformis Meek and Hayden 1860
Anisomyon sexsulcatus Meek and Hayden 1856
Anisomyon shumardi Meek and Hayden 1860
Anisomyon transformis Dundo and Efremova 1974
G. Siphonacmea Habe 1958
G. Siphonaria Sowerby 1824
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Subg. Siphonaria (Heterosiphonaria) Hubendick 1945
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Invalid names: Siphonaria brunnea Hanley 1858 [synonym]
Siphonaria atra Quoy 1833
Siphonaria capensis Quoy and Gaimard 1833
Siphonaria capuloides Cooper 1894
Siphonaria lessonii Blainville 1827
Siphonaria wieseri Wade 1926
G. Williamia Monterosato 1884
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Williamia parva Woodring 1928
Williamia peltoides Carpenter 1864
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Invalid names: Williamia vernalis Dall 1870 [synonym]
Invalid names: Anisomyonidae Kanie 1975 [synonym], Liriolidae Golikov and Kussakin 1978 [synonym], Siphonacmeidae Starobogatov 1976 [synonym]
Invalid names: Siphonariacea Gray 1840 [objective synonym]
G. †Vasculum White 1889
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Vasculum obliquum White 1889
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available