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Potenatomus

Gastropoda - Fasciolariidae

Taxonomy
Potenatomus was named by Laseron (1956) [m. kosnik taxon no: 7978].

It was assigned to Cerithiopsidae by Wilson (1993).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1956Potenatomus Laseron
1993Potenatomus Wilson p. 258

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classGastropoda
RankNameAuthor
subclassCaenogastropoda(Cox 1959)
familyFasciolariidaeGray 1853
familyMelongenidaeGill 1867
familyNassariidaeIredale 1916
familySiphonaliidae(Finlay 1928)
superfamilyTriphoroideaGray 1847
familyCerithiopsidaeAdams and Adams 1853
genusPotenatomusDall 1918

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. †Potenatomus Laseron 1956
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available