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Pulsellum

Scaphopoda - Gadilida - Pulsellidae

Taxonomy
Pulsellum was named by Stoliczka (1868) [Sepkoski's age data: T Than-l R Sepkoski's reference number: 914]. It is extant.

It was assigned to Siphonodentaliidae by Wienrich (1999); to Scaphopoda by Sepkoski (2002); and to Pulsellidae by Wells and Houston (2001) and Reynolds and Steiner (2008).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1868Pulsellum Stoliczka
1999Pulsellum Wienrich p. 268
2001Pulsellum Wells and Houston p. 128
2002Pulsellum Sepkoski
2008Pulsellum Reynolds and Steiner p. 148 figs. Table 7.2

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
RankNameAuthor
phylumMollusca
classScaphopodaBronn 1862
orderGadilidaStarobogatov 1982
suborderGadilimorphaSteiner 1992
familyPulsellidaeStoliczka 1868
genusPulsellumStoliczka 1868

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.

G. Pulsellum Stoliczka 1868
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available