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Opalia (Nodiscala) retiporosa

Gastropoda - Epitoniidae

Taxonomy
Opalia retiporosa was named by Carpenter (1863). It is extant.

It was recombined as Epitonium (Opalia) retiporosa by Moody (1916); it was recombined as Opalia (Nodiscala) retiporosa by Durham (1937).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
Nodiscala bimonilifera, Nodiscala suzuensis, O. evicta, O. pumilio

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1863Opalia retiporosa Carpenter p. 146
1916Epitonium (Opalia) retiporosa Moody p. 51 figs. Plate 1, Figure 3
1937Opalia (Nodiscala) retiporosa Durham p. 504 figs. Plate 57, figure 19

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classGastropoda
subclassCaenogastropoda(Cox 1959)
superfamilyEpitonioidea(Berry 1910)
familyEpitoniidaeBerry 1910
genusOpaliaAdams and Adams 1853
subgenusNodiscala(De Boury 1890)
speciesretiporosa(Carpenter 1863)

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
No diagnoses are available