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Dichostasia simplex

Gastropoda - Liotiidae

Taxonomy
Dichostasia simplex was named by Yochelson (1956). Its type specimen is USNM 119186 and is not a trace fossil. Its type locality is USNM702d, Hill 5725, Glass Mountains, which is in a Kungurian reef, buildup or bioherm limestone in the Hess Formation of Texas.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1956Dichostasia simplex Yochelson p. 257 figs. Pl 23, figs 7-11

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classGastropoda
subclassVetigastropoda(Salvini-Plawen 1980)
superfamilyTrochoidea(Rafinesque 1815)
familyLiotiidaeGray 1850
subfamilyDichostasiinaeYochelson 1956
genusDichostasia
speciessimplex

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.

†Dichostasia simplex Yochelson 1956
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available