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Calyptraphorus velata

Gastropoda - Rostellariidae

Taxonomy
Rostellaria velata was named by Conrad (1833) [m. kosnik taxon no: 6617]. It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Jackson, which is in an Eocene coastal horizon in Mississippi.

It was recombined as Calyptraphorus velata by Conrad (1858); it was recombined as Calyptraphorus velatus by Maury (1912), Harris and Palmer (1947) and Kosnik (2002).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
C. aldrichi, C. popenoe, C. trinodiferus

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1833Rostellaria velata Conrad
1854Rostellaria velata Conrad p. 289
1856Rostellaria velata Conrad p. 260
1858Calyptraphorus velata Conrad
1912Calyptraphorus velatus Maury p. 87
1947Calyptraphorus velatus Harris and Palmer p. 311
2002Calyptraphorus velatus Kosnik

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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)
superorderLatrogastropodaRiedel 2000
superfamilyStromboidea(Rafinesque 1815)
familyRostellariidae(Gabb 1868)
genusCalyptraphorusConrad 1857
speciesvelata(Conrad 1833)

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.

†Calyptraphorus velata Conrad 1833
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Diagnosis
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