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Trochotoma elegans

Gastropoda - Trochotomidae

Taxonomy
Trochotoma elegans was named by Gemmellaro (1889). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Pietra di Salomone, calcare grossolano, Sosio, which is in a Wordian carbonate limestone in Italy.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
T. petrariae

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1889Trochotoma elegans Gemmellaro p. 152 figs. Pl 15, figs 27-29

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classGastropoda
subclassVetigastropoda(Salvini-Plawen 1980)
superfamilyPleurotomarioidea(Swainson 1840)
familyTrochotomidaeCox 1960
genusTrochotomaEudes-Deslongchamps 1843
specieselegans

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.

†Trochotoma elegans Gemmellaro 1889
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available