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Micromphalus

Gastropoda - Euomphalina - Tychobraheidae

Taxonomy
Micromphalus was named by Knight (1945) [Sepkoski's age data: S u C Vise Sepkoski's reference number: 362,797]. It is not extant. Its type is Micromphalus turris.

It was assigned to Euomphalidae by Knight et al. (1960); to Omphalotrochidae by Morris and Cleevely (1981); to Tychobraheidae by Horný (1992); and to Euomphalina by Sepkoski (2002).

Species
M. turris (type species)

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1945Micromphalus Knight
1960Micromphalus Knight et al. p. 194
1981Micromphalus Morris and Cleevely
1992Micromphalus Horný
2002Micromphalus Sepkoski

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classGastropoda
subclassEogastropoda
orderEuomphalina
superfamilyEuomphaloidea()
familyTychobraheidae
genusMicromphalus

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. †Micromphalus Knight 1945
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Micromphalus turris Knight 1945
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available