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Naticopsis tortum

Gastropoda - Naticopsidae

Taxonomy
Platyceras tortum was named by Meek (1872). It is not extant.

It was recombined as Naticopsis torta by Raymond (1910) and Raymond (1911); it was recombined as Naticopsis tortum by Morningstar (1922).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1871Platyceras tortum Meek
1872Platyceras tortum Meek p. 171
1875Platyceras tortum Meek
1910Naticopsis torta Raymond pp. 144, 155 figs. pl. 24 f. 14
1911Naticopsis torta Raymond pp. 83 - 84, 95 figs. pl. 3 f. 14
1922Naticopsis tortum Morningstar p. 257 figs. pl. 15 f. 17-18

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classGastropoda
suborderNeritaemorpha(Koken 1897)
superfamilyNeritoidea(Rafinesque 1815)
familyNaticopsidae()
genusNaticopsis
speciestortum(Meek 1872)

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.

Naticopsis tortum Meek 1872
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Diagnosis
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