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Ptychomphalus

Gastropoda - Ptychomphalidae

Taxonomy
Ptychomphalus was named by Agassiz (1839) [Sepkoski's age data: Tr Ladi-u J Plie Sepkoski's reference number: 661,1120].

It was reranked as Pleurotomaria (Ptychomphalus) by Licharew (1913).

It was assigned to Pleurotomaria by Licharew (1913); to Ptychomphalides by Knight et al. (1960); to Eotomariidae by Szabo (1980); to Archaeogastropoda by Sepkoski (2002); and to Ptychomphalidae by Bandel (2009).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1839Ptychomphalus Agassiz
1913Pleurotomaria (Ptychomphalus) Licharew p. 87
1960Ptychomphalus Knight et al. p. 204
1980Ptychomphalus Szabo p. 55
2002Ptychomphalus Sepkoski
2009Ptychomphalus Bandel p. 10

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
RankNameAuthor
phylumMollusca
classGastropoda
subclassVetigastropoda(Salvini-Plawen 1980)
superfamilyPtychomphaloideaWenz 1938
familyPtychomphalidae(Wenz 1938)
genusPtychomphalusAgassiz 1839

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. †Ptychomphalus Agassiz 1839
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Ptychomphalus benedianus de Koninck 1883
Ptychomphalus caepa Deslongchamps 1848
Ptychomphalus expansus Sowerby 1821
Ptychomphalus neumayri Kittl 1891
Ptychomphalus protei Münster 1841
Ptychomphalus striatus Sowerby 1815
Ptychomphalus theodorii Schrufer 1861
Ptychomphalus venustus Mansuy 1913
Ptychomphalus wehenkeli Terquem and Piette 1865
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available