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Amphiscapha proxima

Gastropoda - Euomphalina - Euomphalidae

Taxonomy
Amphiscapha (Amphiscapha) proxima was named by Yochelson (1956). Its type specimen is USNM 119113 and is not a trace fossil. Its type locality is USNM712j, Tularosa Valley, Orogrande, which is in an Artinskian shallow subtidal limestone in the Hueco Formation of New Mexico.

It was recombined as Amphiscapha proxima by Mayou (1967) and Kues (1995).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1956Amphiscapha (Amphiscapha) proxima Yochelson p. 223 figs. Pl 12, figs 17-26
1967Amphiscapha proxima Mayou p. 114 figs. Pl 2, figs 4,8
1995Amphiscapha proxima Kues p. 83 fig. 9.17,9.18

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classGastropoda
RankNameAuthor
subclassEogastropoda
orderEuomphalina
superfamilyEuomphaloidea()
familyEuomphalidae
subfamilyEuomphalinae
genusAmphiscapha
speciesproxima()

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.

†Amphiscapha proxima Yochelson 1956
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Diagnosis
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