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Velainellidae
Taxonomy
Velainellidae was named by Vasseur (1880) [m. kosnik taxon no: 5429]. Its type is Velainella.
It was assigned to Loxonematoidea by Ponder and Warén (1988); to Trochacea by Knight et al. (1960) and Kosnik (2002); and to Trochoidea by Bouchet et al. (2005) and Bouchet et al. (2017).
It was assigned to Loxonematoidea by Ponder and Warén (1988); to Trochacea by Knight et al. (1960) and Kosnik (2002); and to Trochoidea by Bouchet et al. (2005) and Bouchet et al. (2017).
Subtaxa
Velainella (type genus)
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
|---|---|
| 1880 | Velainellidae Vasseur |
| 1960 | Velainellidae Knight et al. p. 274 |
| 1988 | Velainellidae Ponder and Warén p. 292 |
| 2002 | Velainellidae Kosnik p. 274 |
| 2005 | Velainellidae Bouchet et al. p. 245 |
| 2017 | Velainellidae Bouchet et al. p. 336 |
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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.
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available