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Prostylifer paludinaris

Gastropoda - Prostyliferidae

Taxonomy
Melania paludinaris 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 is the type species of Amauropsis (Prostylifer).

It was recombined as Amauropsis (Prostylifer) paludinaris by Kittl (1892); it was recombined as Bulbus (Amauropsis) paludinaris by Pan (1977); it was recombined as Prostylifer paludinaris by Bandel (1994).

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1841Melania paludinaris Münster p. 97 figs. Pl 9, fig 50
1841Turbo similis Münster p. 117 figs. Pl 13, fig 4
1841Turbo (Littorina) cassianus Wissmann p. 117 figs. Pl 13, fig 1
1843Melania abbreviata Klipstein p. 185 figs. Pl 12, fig 4
1843Melania variabilis Klipstein p. 186 figs. Pl 12, figs 9,11
1892Amauropsis (Prostylifer) paludinaris Kittl p. 92 figs. Pl 8, figs 10-16
1977Bulbus (Amauropsis) paludinaris Pan p. 135 figs. Pl 6, figs 7,13,14
1994Prostylifer paludinaris Bandel p. 143

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classGastropoda
subclassCaenogastropoda(Cox 1959)
superfamilyCerithioidea(Férussac 1819)
familyProstyliferidaeBandel 1992
genusProstylifer(Koken 1889)
speciespaludinaris()

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.

Prostylifer paludinaris Münster 1841
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Invalid names: Melania abbreviata Klipstein 1843 [synonym], Melania variabilis Klipstein 1843 [synonym], Turbo (Littorina) cassianus Wissmann 1841 [synonym], Turbo similis Münster 1841 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available