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Macromphalus

Gastropoda - Vanikoridae

Taxonomy
Macromphalus was named by Wood (1842) [Sepkoski's age data: T Plio R Sepkoski's reference number: 909]. Its type is Macromphalus reticulatus.

It was assigned to Vanikoridae by Lozouet (1998) and Todd (2001); and to Opisthobranchia by Sepkoski (2002).

Species
Species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1842Macromphalus Wood
1998Macromphalus Lozouet p. 93
2001Macromphalus Todd
2002Macromphalus Sepkoski

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
RankNameAuthor
phylumMollusca
classGastropoda
subclassCaenogastropoda(Cox 1959)
superfamilyVanikoroideaGray 1840
familyVanikoridaeGray 1840
genusMacromphalusWood 1842

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. †Macromphalus Wood 1842
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Macromphalus fischeri de Laubrière 1881
Macromphalus imacampensis Lozouet 1998
Invalid names: Dialytostoma Cossmann 1888 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available