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Volvulella (Volvulella) micratracta

Gastropoda - Opisthobranchia - Retusidae

Taxonomy
Volvulella micratracta was named by Brown and Pilsbry (1913). Its type specimen is ANSP (no number), a shell, and it is a 3D body fossil.

It was recombined as Volvulella (Volvulella) micratracta by Woodring (1970).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1913Volvulella micratracta Brown and Pilsbry p. 504 figs. text fig. 11; pl. 27, fig. 12
1970Volvulella (Volvulella) micratracta Woodring p. 425

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classGastropoda
RankNameAuthor
orderOpisthobranchia(Milne-Edwards 1848)
orderCephalaspideaFischer 1883
superfamilyPhilinoideaGray 1850
familyRetusidaeThiele 1925
genusVolvulellaNewton 1891
subgenusVolvulellaNewton 1891
speciesmicratracta()

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.

†Volvulella (Volvulella) micratracta Brown and Pilsbry 1913
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Diagnosis
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