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Cryptaulax protortile

Gastropoda - Cryptaulacidae

Taxonomy
Procerithium (Xystrella) protortile was named by Cox (1965). It is a 3D body fossil.

It was recombined as Cryptaulax protortile by Nützel (2002).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
C. gruendeli, C. nezperceorum, C. wallowaensis, C. acutus

Synonyms
  • Cerithium tortile was named by Hebert and Deslongchamps (1860). It is the type species of Cryptaulax.

    It was recombined as Cryptaulax tortile by Tate (1869); it was replaced with Procerithium (Xystrella) protortile by Cox (1965).
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1860Cerithium tortile Hebert and Deslongchamps
1869Cryptaulax tortile Tate
1965Procerithium (Xystrella) protortile Cox
2002Cryptaulax protortile Nützel p. 58

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classGastropoda
subclassCaenogastropoda(Cox 1959)
superfamilyCerithioidea(Férussac 1819)
familyCryptaulacidaeGründel 1976
genusCryptaulax
speciesprotortile(Cox 1965)

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.

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Invalid names: Cerithium tortile Hebert and Deslongchamps 1860 [replaced]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available