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Palaeoschisma

Gastropoda - Murchisoniina - Eotomariidae

Taxonomy
Pleurotomaria (Palaeoschisma) was named by Donald (1902) [Sepkoski's age data: O Cara-l O Ashg-m]. Its type is Pleurotomaria (Palaeoschisma) girvanense.

It was synonymized subjectively with Clathrospira by Knight et al. (1960); it was reranked as Palaeoschisma by Sepkoski (2002) and Wagner (2023).

It was assigned to Pleurotomaria by Donald (1902); to Archaeogastropoda by Sepkoski (2002); and to Eotomariinae by Wagner (2023).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1902Pleurotomaria (Palaeoschisma) Donald
2002Palaeoschisma Sepkoski
2023Palaeoschisma Wagner p. G350

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classGastropoda
subclassOrthogastropoda
orderMurchisoniina
superfamilyEotomarioidea
familyEotomariidaeWenz 1938
subfamilyEotomariinae
genusPalaeoschisma()

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. †Palaeoschisma Donald 1902
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Palaeoschisma elevata Ulrich and Scofield 1897
Palaeoschisma girvanense Donald 1902
Palaeoschisma globosa Longstaff 1924
Palaeoschisma thraivensis Longstaff 1924
Palaeoschisma ulrichi Endo 1932
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available