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Rictaxis punctocaelatus

Gastropoda - Heterostropha - Acteonidae

Taxonomy
Tornatella punctocaelata was named by Carpenter (1864). It is extant.

It was recombined as Rictaxis punctocaelata by Williamson (1892); it was recombined as Actaeon (Rictaxis) punctocoelata by Arnold (1903); it was recombined as Acteon (Rictaxis) punctocoelatus by Oldroyd (1925); it was recombined as Acteon punctocaelatus by Woodring and Bramlette (1950) and Chace (1966); it was recombined as Rictaxis punctocaelatus by Hendy (2021).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1864Tornatella punctocaelata Carpenter p. 646
1892Rictaxis punctocaelata Williamson p. 195
1903Actaeon (Rictaxis) punctocoelata Arnold
1925Acteon (Rictaxis) punctocoelatus Oldroyd p. 9
1950Acteon punctocaelatus Woodring and Bramlette p. 48
1966Acteon punctocaelatus Chace p. 169
2021Rictaxis punctocaelatus Hendy

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classGastropoda
orderHeterostropha()
superfamilyActeonoidead'Orbigny 1835
familyActeonidaed'Orbigny 1835
genusRictaxisDall 1871
speciespunctocaelatus(Carpenter 1864)

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Rictaxis punctocaelatus Carpenter 1864
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Diagnosis
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