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Katoptychia enantiomorpha

Gastropoda - Murchisoniina - Loxonematidae

Taxonomy
Loxonema enantiomorphum was named by Frech (1894). It is not extant. Its type locality is Light Gray Riffskalk, Thörl, Lake Wolayer, Carnic Alps, which is in a Pragian reef, buildup or bioherm limestone in the Grau Riffkalk Formation of Austria.

It was recombined as Holopella enantiomorpha by Spitz (1907); it was recombined as Katoptychia enantiomorpha by Jhaveri (1969) and Wagner (2023).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1894Loxonema enantiomorphum Frech p. 251
1907Holopella enantiomorpha Spitz p. 154 figs. pl. 14 f. ?24,25-26, not 23
1969Katoptychia enantiomorpha Jhaveri p. 169 figs. pl. 23 f. 4-5
2023Katoptychia enantiomorpha Wagner p. 1595

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classGastropoda
subclassOrthogastropoda
orderMurchisoniina
superfamilyLoxonematoidea(Koken 1889)
familyLoxonematidae
genusKatoptychia
speciesenantiomorpha()

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.

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Diagnosis
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