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Discordichilus mollis

Gastropoda - Euomphalina - Elasmonematidae

Taxonomy
Trochus mollis was named by Lindström (1884). It is not a trace fossil. It is the type species of Discordichilus.

It was recombined as Cyclonema mollis by Ulrich and Scofield (1897); it was recombined as Discordichilus mollis by Cossmann (1918), Rohr et al. (1981) and Wagner (2023).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1884Trochus mollis Lindström p. 147 figs. pl. 14 f. 14-17
1897Cyclonema mollis Ulrich and Scofield p. 939
1918Discordichilus mollis Cossmann p. 272
1981Discordichilus mollis Rohr et al. p. 337
2023Discordichilus mollis Wagner p. 755

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classGastropoda
subclassEogastropoda
orderEuomphalina
superfamilyEuomphaloidea()
familyElasmonematidaeKnight 1956
genusDiscordichilus
speciesmollis()

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.

Discordichilus mollis Lindström 1884
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Diagnosis
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