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Brachysphingus sinuatus

Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Buccinidae

Taxonomy
Brachysphingus sinuatus was named by Gabb (1869). It is a 3D body fossil.

Synonyms
  • Buccinum liratum was named by Gabb (1864) [= Brachysphingus species. ALLMON, 1990, pl. 10, fig. 14. Not Brachysphingus sinuatus Gabb. ZINSMEISTER AND PAREDES-MEJIA, 1988, pl. 1, figs. 12, 13 [=B. gibbosus]. Not Brachysphingus gabbi Stewart. ZINSMEISTER, 1983, pl. 4, figs. 13, 14 [=B. gibbosus].]. Its type specimen is ANSP 4196, a shell, and it is a 3D body fossil.

    It was recombined as Brachysphingus liratus by Gabb (1869) and Stanton (1896); it was replaced with Brachysphingus gabbi by Stewart (1927); it was replaced with Brachysphingus sinuatus by Squires (1997).
  • Brachysphingus gabbi was named by Stewart (1927). It is a 3D body fossil.

    It was synonymized subjectively with Brachysphingus sinuatus by Squires (1997).
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1864Buccinum liratum Gabb p. 96 figs. pl. 28, fig. 211
1869Brachysphingus liratus Gabb p. 156
1869Brachysphingus sinuatus Gabb pp. 156, 219 figs. 156, 219, pl. 26, fig. 35
1896Brachysphingus liratus Stanton p. 1048 figs. Pl. LXVI, figs. 5 and 6
1917Brachysphingus sinuatus Waring p. 82 figs. Pl. 13, Figs. 7 and 8
1927Brachysphingus gabbi Stewart pp. 392-393 figs. pl. 25, fig. 9
1927Brachysphingus sinuatus Stewart p. 392 figs. Plate XXV, fig. 2
1997Brachysphingus sinuatus Squires pp. 854-855 figs. figs. 4.1-4.16

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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
orderNeogastropodaThiele 1929
superfamilyBuccinoidea(Rafinesque 1815)
familyBuccinidaeRafinesque 1815
genusBrachysphingus
speciessinuatus

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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Invalid names: Brachysphingus gabbi Stewart 1927 [synonym], Brachysphingus liratus Gabb 1864 [replaced]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available