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Orthostylus tenuissimus

Gastropoda - Murchisoniina - Spirostylidae

Taxonomy
Melania tenuissima was named by Klipstein (1843).

It was recombined as Orthostylus tenuissimus by Kittl (1894).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1843Melania tenuissima Klipstein p. 191 figs. Pl 12, fig 32
1894Orthostylus tenuissimus Kittl p. 201

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classGastropoda
subclassOrthogastropoda
orderMurchisoniina
superfamilyLoxonematoidea(Koken 1889)
familySpirostylidaeCossmann 1909
genusOrthostylusCossmann 1895
speciestenuissimus()

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.

†Orthostylus tenuissimus Klipstein 1843
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Diagnosis
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