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Dientomochilus (Varicospira) pakistanicus

Gastropoda - Rostellariidae

Taxonomy
Dientomochilus (Varicospira) pakistanicus was named by Eames (1952). Its type specimen is BMNH G.68220, a shell, and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Fossil Bed F.1986, Rakhi Nala, which is in a Bartonian marine shale in the Drazinda Formation of Pakistan.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1952Dientomochilus (Varicospira) pakistanicus Eames p. 71 figs. Pl 1, fig 40

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classGastropoda
subclassCaenogastropoda(Cox 1959)
RankNameAuthor
—Sorbeoconcha(Ponder and Lindberg 1997)
—Hypsogastropoda(Ponder and Lindberg 1997)
superorderLatrogastropodaRiedel 2000
superfamilyStromboidea(Rafinesque 1815)
familyRostellariidae(Gabb 1868)
subfamilyRimellinaeStewart 1927
genusDientomochilus
subgenusVaricospira
speciespakistanicus

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.

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Diagnosis
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