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Euchrysalis fusiformis

Gastropoda - Coelostylinidae

Taxonomy
Melania fusiformis 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 Euchrysalis fusiformis by Kittl (1894), Böhm (1895) and Kittl (1899).

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1841Melania fusiformis Münster p. 95 figs. Pl 9, fig 27
1843Melania hauslabii Klipstein p. 185 figs. Pl 12, fig 7
1843Melania larva Klipstein p. 185 figs. Pl 12, fig 17
1894Euchrysalis fusiformis Kittl p. 204 figs. Pl 6, figs 23,24,26-28,54
1895Euchrysalis fusiformis Böhm p. 294
1899Euchrysalis fusiformis Kittl p. 180

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
RankNameAuthor
phylumMollusca
classGastropoda
subclassCaenogastropoda(Cox 1959)
familyCoelostylinidaeCossmann 1909
genusEuchrysalisLaube 1870
speciesfusiformis()

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.

†Euchrysalis fusiformis Münster 1841
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Invalid names: Melania hauslabii Klipstein 1843 [synonym], Melania larva Klipstein 1843 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available