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Rostrotortus

Bivalvia

Taxonomy
Rostrotortus was named by Tasch (1961). Its type is Rostrotortus dissimilis.

It was assigned to Bivalvia by Tasch (1961); and to Estheriininae by Cox et al. (1969).

Species
R. dissimilis (type species)

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1961Rostrotortus Tasch p. 863
1969Rostrotortus Cox et al. p. N867

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
RankNameAuthor
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classBivalvia
genusRostrotortus

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.

G. †Rostrotortus Tasch 1961
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available