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Borestus lunatus

Gastropoda - Murchisoniina - Phymatopleuridae

Taxonomy
Borestus lunatus was named by Pinilla et al. (2007). Its type specimen is MLP 30396, a shell, and it is a mold. Its type locality is Quebrada Honda, which is in an Artinskian marine sandstone in the Mojon de Hierro Formation of Argentina.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2007Borestus lunatus Pinilla et al. p. 400 figs. 3.10-3.14

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classGastropoda
subclassOrthogastropoda
orderMurchisoniina
superfamilyEotomarioidea
familyPhymatopleuridae
genusBorestus
specieslunatus

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Borestus lunatus Pinilla et al. 2007
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available