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Microschiza arguta

Gastropoda - Purpurinidae

Taxonomy
Microschiza arguta was named by Böhm (1895). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Marmolata (Salomon coll), which is in a Ladinian carbonate limestone in the Marmolata Formation of Italy.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1895Microschiza arguta Böhm p. 287 figs. Pl 14, fig 14
1899Microschiza arguta Kittl p. 173

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classGastropoda
RankNameAuthor
subclassCaenogastropoda(Cox 1959)
Sorbeoconcha(Ponder and Lindberg 1997)
Hypsogastropoda(Ponder and Lindberg 1997)
superfamilyLittorinoidea(Gray 1840)
familyPurpurinidaeZittel 1895
genusMicroschizaGemmellaro 1876
speciesarguta

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.

Microschiza arguta Böhm 1895
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Diagnosis
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