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Carinaropsis explanata

Gastropoda - Bellerophontida - Pterothecidae

Taxonomy
Carinaropsis explanata was named by Ulrich and Scofield (1897) [Carinaropsis explanata Ulrich in Ulrich & Scofield 1897]. It is not extant. Its type locality is River Quarries, Covington, which is in a Shermanian deep subtidal shelf limestone/shale in the Clays Ferry Formation of Kentucky.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1897Carinaropsis explanata Ulrich and Scofield
1992Carinaropsis explanata Wahlman pp. 180 - 181 figs. pl. 40 f. 10-14
2023Carinaropsis explanata Wagner p. 239

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classGastropoda
RankNameAuthor
orderBellerophontidaUlrich and Scofield 1897
suborderBellerophontina
superfamilyBellerophontoidea()
familyPterothecidae
subfamilyCarinaropsinae()
genusCarinaropsis
speciesexplanata

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.

†Carinaropsis explanata Ulrich and Scofield 1897
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available