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Cylichna venusta

Gastropoda - Opisthobranchia - Cylichnidae

Taxonomy
Cylichna venusta was named by Clark (1895). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Pope's Creek, Nanjemoy Fm., which is in a Ypresian marine siliciclastic in the Nanjemoy Formation of Maryland.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1895Cylichna venusta Clark p. 4

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classGastropoda
orderOpisthobranchia(Milne-Edwards 1848)
orderCephalaspideaFischer 1883
superfamilyPhilinoideaGray 1850
familyCylichnidaeAdams 1850
genusCylichnaLovén 1846
speciesvenusta

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Cylichna venusta Clark 1895
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Diagnosis
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