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Pellax

Gastropoda - Eatoniellidae

Taxonomy
Pellax was named by Finlay (1927) [Sepkoski's age data: T Plio R]. It is extant.

It was assigned to Gastropoda by Finlay (1927); to Eatoniellidae by Ponder (1984); and to Archaeogastropoda by Sepkoski (2002).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1927Pellax Finlay
1984Pellax Ponder p. 100
2002Pellax Sepkoski

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classGastropoda
RankNameAuthor
subclassCaenogastropoda(Cox 1959)
—Sorbeoconcha(Ponder and Lindberg 1997)
—Hypsogastropoda(Ponder and Lindberg 1997)
infraorderLittorinimorphaGolikov and Starobogtov 1975
superfamilyCingulopsoideaFretter 1958
familyEatoniellidaePonder 1965
genusPellaxFinlay 1927

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. Pellax Finlay 1927
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available