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Oonia subtortilis

Gastropoda - Pseudomelaniidae

Taxonomy
Melania subtortilis 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 was recombined as Pseudomelania (Oonia) subtortilis by Kittl (1894); it was recombined as Oonia subtortilis by Kittl (1899) and Haas (1953).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
Pseudomelania conica, Pseudomelania remtsaensis, Pseudomelania saharica

Synonyms
  • Melania pupa was named by Klipstein (1843).

    It was synonymized subjectively with Pseudomelania (Oonia) subtortilis by Kittl (1894).
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1841Melania subtortilis Münster p. 95 figs. Pl 9, fig 29
1843Melania pupa Klipstein p. 190 figs. Pl 12, fig 27
1894Pseudomelania (Oonia) subtortilis Kittl p. 178 figs. Pl 6, figs 5,6
1899Oonia subtortilis Kittl p. 94
1953Oonia subtortilis Haas p. 107 figs. Pl 6, figs 90-92

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classGastropoda
subclassCaenogastropoda(Cox 1959)
superfamilyPseudomelanoideaFischer 1885
familyPseudomelaniidaeCossmann 1909
genusOonia
speciessubtortilis()

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.

†Oonia subtortilis Münster 1841
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Invalid names: Melania pupa Klipstein 1843 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available