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Borestus

Gastropoda - Murchisoniina - Phymatopleuridae

Taxonomy
Borestus was named by Thomas (1940) [Sepkoski's age data: C Tour Tr Nori Sepkoski's reference number: 109,797]. It is not extant.

It was assigned to Archaeogastropoda by Sepkoski (2002); and to Phymatopleuridae by Knight et al. (1960) and Karapunar and Nützel (2022).

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1940Borestus Thomas
1942Platypleurotomaria Wanner p. 157
1960Borestus Knight et al. p. 215
2002Borestus Sepkoski
2022Borestus Karapunar and Nützel p. 63

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classGastropoda
subclassOrthogastropoda
orderMurchisoniina
superfamilyEotomarioidea
familyPhymatopleuridae
genusBorestus

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. †Borestus Thomas 1940
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Borestus costatus Yoo 1988
Borestus heterospira Gemmellaro 1889
Borestus lunatus Pinilla et al. 2007
Borestus magdalenensis Batten 1995
Borestus pagoda Newell 1935
Borestus planiapicata Wanner 1942
Borestus procerus Thomas 1940
Borestus rotundatus Batten 1972
Borestus similis de Koninck 1883
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Invalid names: Borestus suavis de Koninck 1883 [synonym]
Borestus texanus Batten 1995
Borestus wrighti Thomas 1940
Invalid names: Platypleurotomaria Wanner 1942 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available