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Punctospira punctatum

Gastropoda - Neotaenioglossa

Taxonomy
Tylostoma punctatum was named by Sharpe (1849). It is a 3D body fossil. It is the type species of Punctospira.

It was recombined as Punctospira punctatum by Akopyan (1976).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1849Tylostoma punctatum Sharpe
1976Punctospira punctatum Akopyan

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
RankNameAuthor
phylumMollusca
classGastropoda
subclassCaenogastropoda(Cox 1959)
orderNeotaenioglossaHaller 1882
genusPunctospiraAkopyan 1976
speciespunctatum(Sharpe 1849)

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.

Punctospira punctatum Sharpe 1849
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitec
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: epifaunalc
Vision: limitedc
Created: 2004-02-29 11:40:59
Modified: 2010-02-11 01:35:02
Source: c = class
Reference: Kiessling 2004
Collections
No collection or age range data are available