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Palaeotrochus
Taxonomy
Palaeotrochus was named by Hall (1879) [Sepkoski's age data: D Sieg D Emsi Sepkoski's reference number: 362,797]. Its type is Pleurotomaria kearnyi. It is the type genus of Palaeotrochidae.
It was reranked as Trochus (Palaeotrochus) by Clarke (1885).
It was assigned to Trochus by Clarke (1885); to Archaeogastropoda by Sepkoski (2002); and to Palaeotrochidae by Knight et al. (1960) and Bouchet et al. (2005).
It was reranked as Trochus (Palaeotrochus) by Clarke (1885).
It was assigned to Trochus by Clarke (1885); to Archaeogastropoda by Sepkoski (2002); and to Palaeotrochidae by Knight et al. (1960) and Bouchet et al. (2005).
Species
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
|---|---|
| 1879 | Palaeotrochus Hall |
| 1885 | Trochus (Palaeotrochus) Clarke p. 55 |
| 1960 | Palaeotrochus Knight et al. p. 302 |
| 2002 | Palaeotrochus Sepkoski |
| 2005 | Palaeotrochus Bouchet et al. pp. 124, 246 |
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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. †Palaeotrochus Hall 1879
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†Palaeotrochus kearnyi Hall 1861
†Palaeotrochus kennettensis Stauffer 1930
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available