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Megalomphala pinguis

Gastropoda - Bellerophontida - Bucaniidae

Taxonomy
Conradella pinguis was named by Koken and Perner (1925) [Koken in Koken & Perner 1925]. It is not extant. Its type locality is Vestre Svartøy, Lake Tyrifjorden, which is in a Pirgu carbonate limestone/shale in the Bønsnes Formation of Norway.

It was recombined as Phragmolites pinguis by Yochelson (1963) and Peel (1991); it was recombined as Megalomphala pinguis by Ebbestad (1999) and Wagner (2023).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1925Conradella pinguis Koken and Perner p. 70 figs. pl. 27 f. 16-18
1963Phragmolites pinguis Yochelson p. 164
1991Phragmolites pinguis Peel p. 114
1999Megalomphala pinguis Ebbestad pp. 252 - 253 figs. f. 9a-f, 10
2023Megalomphala pinguis Wagner p. 291

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classGastropoda
RankNameAuthor
orderBellerophontidaUlrich and Scofield 1897
suborderBellerophontina
superfamilyBellerophontoidea()
familyBucaniidae
subfamilyBucaniinae
genusMegalomphala
speciespinguis()

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.

Megalomphala pinguis Koken and Perner 1925
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Diagnosis
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