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Strangulites sphaeroidalis

Gastropoda - Bellerophontida - Sinuitidae

Taxonomy
Sinuites sphaeroidalis was named by Reed (1921) [Sinuites sphæroidalis Cowper Reed 1921]. It is not extant. Its type locality is Balclatchie Farm, Ayrshire, Girvan, which is in a Burrellian carbonate limestone in the Balclatchie Formation of the United Kingdom.

It was recombined as Strangulites sphaeroidalis by Horný (1962) and Horný (1997).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1921Sinuites sphaeroidalis Reed
1962Strangulites sphaeroidalis Horný
1997Strangulites sphaeroidalis Horný p. 49

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classGastropoda
orderBellerophontidaUlrich and Scofield 1897
suborderBellerophontina
superfamilyBellerophontoidea()
familySinuitidae
genusStrangulites
speciessphaeroidalis()

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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