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Oriostoma approximans

Gastropoda - Euomphalina - Oriostomatidae

Taxonomy
Polytropis approximans was named by Perner (1903) [Barrande in Perner 1903]. It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Area between the villages of Měňany and Koněprusy, which is in a Pragian marine horizon in the Praha Formation of the Czech Republic.

It was recombined as Oriostoma approximans by Wagner (2023).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1903Polytropis approximans Perner figs. pl. 71 f. 40-42
2023Oriostoma approximans Wagner p. 507

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classGastropoda
subclassEogastropoda
orderEuomphalina
superfamilyOriostomatoidea()
familyOriostomatidaeKoken 1896
genusOriostoma
speciesapproximans()

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.

Oriostoma approximans Perner 1903
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Diagnosis
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