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Macroschisma

Gastropoda - Lepetellida - Fissurellidae

Taxonomy
Macroschisma was named by Sowerby (1839) [m. kosnik taxon no: 7509].

It was assigned to Fissurellinae by Knight et al. (1960) and Wilson (1993).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1839Macroschisma Sowerby
1960Macroschisma Knight et al. p. 231
1993Macroschisma Wilson p. 54

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classGastropoda
subclassVetigastropoda(Salvini-Plawen 1980)
orderLepetellidaMoskalev 1971
superfamilyFissurelloidea(Fleming 1822)
familyFissurellidaeFleming 1822
subfamilyFissurellinaeFleming 1822
genusMacroschismaSowerby 1839

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. †Macroschisma Sowerby 1839
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Subg. †Macroschisma (Dolichoschisma) Iredale 1940
Subg. †Macroschisma (Forolepas) Iredale 1940
Subg. Macroschisma (Macroschisma) Sowerby 1829
Macroschisma bakiei Adams 1862
Macroschisma hiatula Swainson 1840
Macroschisma munita Iredale 1940
Macroschisma proctuca Adams 1850
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available