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Megatebennus

Gastropoda - Lepetellida - Fissurellidae

Taxonomy
Megatebennus was named by Pilsbry (1890) [Sepkoski's age data: T Mi-u-l R]. It is extant.

It was assigned to Fissurellinae by Knight et al. (1960); and to Archaeogastropoda by Sepkoski (2002).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1890Megatebennus Pilsbry
1960Megatebennus Knight et al. p. 231
2002Megatebennus Sepkoski

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classGastropoda
subclassVetigastropoda(Salvini-Plawen 1980)
orderLepetellidaMoskalev 1971
superfamilyFissurelloidea(Fleming 1822)
familyFissurellidaeFleming 1822
subfamilyFissurellinaeFleming 1822
genusMegatebennusPilsbry 1890

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. Megatebennus Pilsbry 1890
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available