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Palaeotriton venustus

Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Maturifusidae

Taxonomy
Scalaria venusta 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 Palaeotriton venustus by Kittl (1894).

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1841Scalaria venusta Münster p. 103 figs. Pl 10, fig 28
1843Cerithium ventricosum Klipstein p. 182 figs. Pl 11, fig 34
1868Fasciolaria karreri Laube p. 4 figs. Pl 21, fig 2
1894Palaeotriton venustus Kittl p. 237 figs. Pl 11, figs 3-5

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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)
superorderLatrogastropodaRiedel 2000
orderNeogastropodaThiele 1929
familyMaturifusidaeGründel 2001
genusPalaeotriton
speciesvenustus()

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.

†Palaeotriton venustus Münster 1841
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Invalid names: Cerithium ventricosum Klipstein 1843 [synonym], Fasciolaria karreri Laube 1868 [synonym]
Diagnosis
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