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Macrochilina (Sphaerodoma) primigenia

Gastropoda - Sphaerodomidae

Taxonomy
Macrochilina primigenius was named by Conrad (1835). It is not extant.

It was recombined as Macrochilina (Sphaerodoma) primigenia by Reed (1944).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1944Macrochilina (Sphaerodoma) primigenia Reed p. 339 figs. Pl 57, figs 15,16

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classGastropoda
subclassCaenogastropoda(Cox 1959)
superfamilyPeruneloidea
familySphaerodomidaeBandel 2002
genusMacrochilina
subgenusSphaerodoma
speciesprimigenia()

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
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitec
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: epifaunalc
Vision: limitedc
Created: 2004-02-29 11:40:59
Modified: 2010-02-11 01:35:02
Source: c = class
Reference: Kiessling 2004
Collections
No collection or age range data are available