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Pterynotus washingtonicus

Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Muricidae

Taxonomy
Pterynotus washingtonicus was named by Squires and Goedert (1995) [Middle Eocene; California-Washington].

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1995Pterynotus washingtonicus Squires and Goedert p. 266

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classGastropoda
subclassCaenogastropoda(Cox 1959)
RankNameAuthor
—Sorbeoconcha(Ponder and Lindberg 1997)
—Hypsogastropoda(Ponder and Lindberg 1997)
superorderLatrogastropodaRiedel 2000
orderNeogastropodaThiele 1929
superfamilyMuricoideade Costa 1776
familyMuricidaeRafinesque 1815
genusPterynotusSwainson 1833
specieswashingtonicusSquires and Goedert 1995

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.

†Pterynotus washingtonicus Squires and Goedert 1995
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Diagnosis
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