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Fossarina

Gastropoda - Fossarinidae

Taxonomy
Fossarina was named by Adams (1864) [m. kosnik taxon no: 7556].

It was assigned to Trochidae by Ladd (1966); to Trochinae by Wilson (1993); and to Fossarinidae by Bandel (2009).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1864Fossarina Adams
1966Fossarina Ladd p. 36
1993Fossarina Wilson p. 77
2009Fossarina Bandel p. 22

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
RankNameAuthor
phylumMollusca
classGastropoda
subclassVetigastropoda(Salvini-Plawen 1980)
superfamilyTrochoidea(Rafinesque 1815)
familyFossarinidae
genusFossarinaAdams 1864

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. †Fossarina Adams 1864
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Subg. †Fossarina (Fossarina) Adams 1864
Subg. Fossarina (Minopa) Iredale 1924
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available