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Nummotectus

Gastropoda - Colloniidae

Taxonomy
Nummotectus is a genus. It is not extant.

It was assigned to Euomphalidae by Conti and Szabó (1987); to Archaeogastropoda by Sepkoski (2002); and to Helicocryptinae by Nützel and Erwin (2004).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1987Nummotectus Conti and Szabó p. 56
2002Nummotectus Sepkoski
2004Nummotectus Nützel and Erwin p. 371

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classGastropoda
subclassVetigastropoda(Salvini-Plawen 1980)
superfamilyTrochoidea(Rafinesque 1815)
familyColloniidaeCossmann 1917
tribeHelicocryptini(Cox 1960)
genusNummotectus

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
No diagnoses are available