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Ptychatractus interruptus

Gastropoda - Vasidae

Taxonomy
Murex interruptus was named by Pilkington (1804).

It was recombined as Ptychatractus interruptus by Jeffery and Tracey (1997).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1804Murex interruptus Pilkington
1997Ptychatractus interruptus Jeffery and Tracey p. 96 figs. Pl 10, fig 22

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classGastropoda
Ptenoglossa(Gray 1853)
suborderGymnoglossa
superfamilyVolutaceaRafinesque 1815
familyVasidaeAdams and Adams 1853
genusPtychatractusStimpson 1865
speciesinterruptus(Pilkington 1804)

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.

Ptychatractus interruptus Pilkington 1804
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Diagnosis
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