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Amblychilepas scutellum

Gastropoda - Lepetellida - Fissurellidae

Taxonomy
Patella scutellum was named by Gmelin (1791). It is extant.

It was recombined as Amblychilepas scutella by Barnard (1962); it was recombined as Amblychilepas scutellum by Davies (1973) and Kensley and Pether (1986).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1791Patella scutellum Gmelin
1962Amblychilepas scutella Barnard
1973Amblychilepas scutellum Davies p. 761
1986Amblychilepas scutellum Kensley and Pether p. 149

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classGastropoda
RankNameAuthor
subclassVetigastropoda(Salvini-Plawen 1980)
orderLepetellidaMoskalev 1971
superfamilyFissurelloidea(Fleming 1822)
familyFissurellidaeFleming 1822
subfamilyFissurellinaeFleming 1822
genusAmblychilepasPilsbry 1890
speciesscutellum(Gmelin 1791)

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