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Microtaphrus proavius

Gastropoda - Rissoidae

Taxonomy
Pseudotaphrus (Microtaphrus) proavius was named by Cossmann (1888). It is the type species of Pseudotaphrus (Microtaphrus).

It was recombined as Pseudotaphrus proavius by Ponder (1984); it was recombined as Microtaphrus proavius by Pacaud and Le Renard (1995).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1888Pseudotaphrus (Microtaphrus) proavius Cossmann
1984Pseudotaphrus proavius Ponder p. 96
1995Microtaphrus proavius Pacaud and Le Renard

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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)
superfamilyRissooideaGray 1847
familyRissoidaeGray 1847
subfamilyRissoininaeStimpson 1865
genusMicrotaphrus(Cossmann 1888)
speciesproavius(Cossmann 1888)

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.

†Microtaphrus proavius Cossmann 1888
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Diagnosis
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