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Vaginella ovatoconica

Gastropoda - Opisthobranchia - Cavoliniidae

Taxonomy
Vaginella ovatoconica was named by Ponzi (1876). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Cava Vannutelli quarry, Monte Vaticano, which is in a Zanclean deep-water marl in the Monte Vaticano Formation of Holy See (Vatican City State).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1876Vaginella ovatoconica Ponzi p. 946 figs. Pl 3, figs 6a,b

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classGastropoda
orderOpisthobranchia(Milne-Edwards 1848)
orderThecosomataBlainville 1823
familyCavoliniidaed'Orbigny 1842
genusVaginellaDaudin 1800
speciesovatoconica

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Vaginella ovatoconica Ponzi 1876
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Diagnosis
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