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Compsonema fragile

Gastropoda - Euomphalina - Platyceratidae

Taxonomy
Compsonema fragile was named by Gordon and Yochelson (1983). It is not extant. Its type locality is USGS 25568-PC, which is in a Pendleian shallow subtidal limestone in the Diamond Peak Formation of Nevada. It is the type species of Compsonema.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1983Compsonema fragile Gordon and Yochelson
2023Compsonema fragile Wagner p. 3611

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classGastropoda
subclassEogastropoda
orderEuomphalina
superfamilyPlatyceratoidea()
familyPlatyceratidae
genusCompsonema
speciesfragile

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.

†Compsonema fragile Gordon and Yochelson 1983
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available