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Delphinula laevigata

Gastropoda - Turbinidae

Taxonomy
Delphinula laevigata was named by Münster (1841). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is St. Cassian (Munster coll), which is in a Julian carbonate limestone in the Cassian Formation of Italy. It is the type species of Palaeocollonia.

It was recombined as Margarita laevigata by Kittl (1891); it was recombined as Palaeocollonia laevigata by Kittl (1899).

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1841Delphinula laevigata Münster p. 104 figs. Pl 10, fig 29
1841Euomphalus spiralis Münster p. 105 figs. Pl 11, fig 2
1891Margarita laevigata Kittl p. 241 figs. Pl 5, figs 36-39
1899Palaeocollonia laevigata Kittl p. 22

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classGastropoda
subclassVetigastropoda(Salvini-Plawen 1980)
superfamilyTrochoidea(Rafinesque 1815)
familyTurbinidaeRafinesque 1815
subfamilyAngariinaeGray 1857
genusDelphinulaRöding 1798
specieslaevigata

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.

†Delphinula laevigata Münster 1841
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available