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Polystira opulenta

Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Turridae

Taxonomy
Polystira opulenta was named by Jung (1971) [DISTRIBUTION: Middle Miocene; Carriacou.]. It is not extant. Its type specimen is NMB H15482, a shell.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1971Polystira opulenta Jung p. 203 figs. Pl. 15, figs. 4-7
1988Polystira opulenta Petuch p. 97

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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
superfamilyConoidea(Rafinesque 1815)
familyTurridaeSwainson 1840
genusPolystira
speciesopulenta

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.

Polystira opulenta Jung 1971
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Diagnosis
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