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Rachiglossa (disused)

Gastropoda - Neogastropoda

Taxonomy
Rachiglossa was named by Gray (1853) [m. kosnik taxon no: 6132].

It was reranked as the suborder Rachiglossa by Rivera (1957).

It was assigned to Ctenobranchiata by Rivera (1957); and to Muricoidea by Ponder and Warén (1988).

Subtaxa

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1853Rachiglossa Gray
1957Rachiglossa Rivera p. 181
1988Rachiglossa Ponder and Warén p. 304

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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
orderNeogastropodaThiele 1929
superfamilyMuricoideade Costa 1776
superfamilyRachiglossaGray 1853
superfamilyRachiglossaGray 1853

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.

Superfm. †Rachiglossa Gray 1853
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Invalid names: Nassidae [empty], Purpuridae [empty]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitec
Locomotion: actively mobilesuperf
Life habit: epifaunalsuperf
Diet: carnivoresuperf
Vision: limitedc
Created: 2009-09-10 08:26:18
Modified: 2009-09-10 10:26:18
Source: superf = superfamily, c = class
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Kiessling 2004
Collections
No collection or age range data are available