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Knightites (Retispira) striata

Gastropoda - Bellerophontida - Bellerophontidae

Taxonomy
Bellerophon striatus was named by Fleming (1828). It is a 3D body fossil.

It was recombined as Bucania striata by de Koninck (1883); it was recombined as Bucaniopsis striatus by Weir (1931); it was recombined as Knightites (Retispira) striata by Gromczakiewicz-Lomnicka (1972).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1828Bellerophon striatus Fleming p. 338
1828Bellerophon striatus Flemming p. 338
1883Bucania striata de Koninck figs. Pl. 42 bis, 27-30
1931Bucaniopsis striatus Weir pp. 829 - 830 figs. pl. 7 f. 5-6, 14, 16-17
1972Knightites (Retispira) striata Gromczakiewicz-Lomnicka p. 12 figs. Pl. II, 4, 6, 7, figs. 3, 4

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classGastropoda
RankNameAuthor
orderBellerophontidaUlrich and Scofield 1897
suborderBellerophontina
superfamilyBellerophontoidea()
familyBellerophontidae
subfamilyKnightitinae
genusKnightites
subgenusRetispira
speciesstriata()

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.

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Diagnosis
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