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Diminovula

Gastropoda - Ovulidae

Taxonomy
Diminovula was named by Iredale (1930) [Sepkoski's age data: Q Plei R]. It is extant. Its type is Diminovula verepunctata.

It was reranked as Pseudosimnia (Diminovula) by Schilder (1941); it was reranked as Primovula (Diminovula) by Allan (1956).

It was assigned to Pseudosimnia by Schilder (1941); to Primovula by Allan (1956); to Ovulidae by Wilson (1993); to Neotaenioglossa by Sepkoski (2002); and to Prionovolvinae by Rosenberg (2015).

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1930Diminovula Iredale
1941Pseudosimnia (Diminovula) Schilder
1956Primovula (Diminovula) Allan
1973Inflatovula Cate
1973Pseudosimnia (Inflatovula) Cate
1993Diminovula Wilson p. 200
2002Diminovula Sepkoski
2015Diminovula Rosenberg

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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
superfamilyCypraeoidea(Rafinesque 1815)
familyOvulidaeFleming 1822
subfamilyPrionovolvinaeFehse 2007
genusDiminovulaIredale 1930

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.

G. Diminovula Iredale 1930
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Invalid names: Diminovula pyriformis Sowerby 1828 [synonym]
Invalid names: Inflatovula Cate 1973 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available