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Vermetus giganteus

Gastropoda - Vermetidae

Taxonomy
Vermetus giganteus was named by Martin (1879) [DISTRIBUTION: Cenozoic; Indonesia.]. It is not a trace fossil.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
V. arenarius, V. desmoulinsi, V. tracheaeformis, V. subvarians, V. compactus

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1879Vermetus giganteus Martin p. 78 figs. pl. 14, fig. 15

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classGastropoda
RankNameAuthor
subclassCaenogastropoda(Cox 1959)
—Sorbeoconcha(Ponder and Lindberg 1997)
—Hypsogastropoda(Ponder and Lindberg 1997)
superfamilyVermetoideaRafinesque 1815
familyVermetidaeRafinesque 1815
genusVermetusDaudin 1800
speciesgiganteus

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.

†Vermetus giganteus Martin 1879
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available