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Forator

Gastropoda - Naticidae

Taxonomy
Forator was named by Taylor et al. (1983) [m. kosnik taxon no: 4824].

It was assigned to Naticidae by Taylor et al. (1983).

Species
F. parkinsoni

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1983Forator Taylor et al. p. 524
1983Forator Taylor et al.

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classGastropoda
subclassCaenogastropoda(Cox 1959)
—Sorbeoconcha(Ponder and Lindberg 1997)
—Hypsogastropoda(Ponder and Lindberg 1997)
superfamilyNaticoidea(Forbes 1838)
familyNaticidaeGuilding 1834
genusForatorTaylor et al. 1983

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. †Forator Taylor et al. 1983
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†Forator parkinsoni Morris
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available