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Megathura crenulata

Gastropoda - Lepetellida - Fissurellidae

Taxonomy
Fissurella crenulata was named by Sowerby (1825). It is extant.

It was recombined as Megathura crenulata by Woodring and Bramlette (1950) and Hendy (2021).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1825Fissurella crenulata Sowerby p. 6
1855Fissurella crenulata Conrad p. 16 figs. pl. , fig. 44
1950Megathura crenulata Woodring and Bramlette p. 48
2021Megathura crenulata Hendy

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classGastropoda
RankNameAuthor
subclassVetigastropoda(Salvini-Plawen 1980)
orderLepetellidaMoskalev 1971
superfamilyFissurelloidea(Fleming 1822)
familyFissurellidaeFleming 1822
subfamilyFissurellinaeFleming 1822
tribeDiodorini(Odhner 1932)
genusMegathuraPilsbry 1890
speciescrenulata(Sowerby 1825)

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.

Megathura crenulata Sowerby 1825
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Diagnosis
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