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Monophorus fossilis

Gastropoda - Triphoridae

Taxonomy
Triphora fossilis was named by Willett (1937). Its type specimen is LACM 1053 and is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is LACMIP 62, Timms Point, which is in a Pleistocene marine horizon in the Timms Point Silt Formation of California.

It was recombined as Monophorus fossilis by Hendy (2021).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1937Triphora fossilis Willett p. 62 figs. Plate 24
2021Monophorus fossilis Hendy

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classGastropoda
RankNameAuthor
subclassCaenogastropoda(Cox 1959)
—Sorbeoconcha(Ponder and Lindberg 1997)
—Hypsogastropoda(Ponder and Lindberg 1997)
superfamilyTriphoroideaGray 1847
familyTriphoridaeGray 1847
genusMonophorusGrillo 1877
speciesfossilis()

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.

†Monophorus fossilis Willett 1937
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Diagnosis
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