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Opalia (Pliciscala) thomseni

Gastropoda - Epitoniidae

Taxonomy
Opalia (Pliciscala) thomseni was named by Schnetler (2001). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Sundkrogen 4, Selandian, Denmark, which is in a Selandian marginal marine claystone in the Lellinge Greensand Formation of Denmark.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
O. evicta, O. pumilio, Pliciscala byramensis, Pliciscala caseyi

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2001Opalia (Pliciscala) thomseni Schnetler

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classGastropoda
subclassCaenogastropoda(Cox 1959)
superfamilyEpitonioidea(Berry 1910)
familyEpitoniidaeBerry 1910
genusOpaliaAdams and Adams 1853
subgenusPliciscala
speciesthomseni

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.

†Opalia (Pliciscala) thomseni Schnetler 2001
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available