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Faunus nipponicus

Gastropoda - Pachychilidae

Taxonomy
Faunus nipponicus was named by Nagao (1928). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Coast at Akasemachi, which is in a Lutetian fluvial siltstone in the Akasaki Formation of Japan.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1928Faunus nipponicus Nagao p. 122 figs. Plate XXI, Fig 5

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classGastropoda
subclassCaenogastropoda(Cox 1959)
superfamilyCerithioidea(FĂ©russac 1819)
familyPachychilidaeTroschel 1857
genusFaunusMontfort 1810
speciesnipponicus

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Faunus nipponicus Nagao 1928
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Diagnosis
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