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Borestus similis

Gastropoda - Murchisoniina - Phymatopleuridae

Taxonomy
Ptychomphalus similis was named by de Koninck (1883). It is not a trace fossil.

It was recombined as Borestus similis by Batten (1966).

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1883Ptychomphalus similis de Koninck p. 53 figs. pl. 25 f. 4-6
1883Ptychomphalus suavis de Koninck p. 57 figs. pl. 30 f. 39-42
1966Borestus similis Batten pp. 49 - 50 figs. pl. 5 f. 18

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classGastropoda
subclassOrthogastropoda
orderMurchisoniina
superfamilyEotomarioidea
familyPhymatopleuridae
genusBorestus
speciessimilis()

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.

Borestus similis de Koninck 1883
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Invalid names: Borestus suavis de Koninck 1883 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available