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Palaeostylus obliquicostatus

Gastropoda - Cerithimorpha - Orthonemidae

Taxonomy
Palaeostylus obliquicostatus was named by Wang (1980) [Wang in Wang & Xi 1980]. It is not a trace fossil. Its type locality is Jiaozishan Section Bed 4 (AJ-4,3,2), Anshun County, which is in a Wuchiapingian coastal limestone/siltstone in China.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1980Palaeostylus obliquicostatus Wang p. 222 figs. Pl 8, fig 15
2002Palaeostylus obliquicostatus Pan and Erwin p. 29

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classGastropoda
subclassCaenogastropoda(Cox 1959)
orderCerithimorpha
familyOrthonemidae
genusPalaeostylus
speciesobliquicostatus

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
No diagnoses are available