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Pyrazus (Pyrazisinus) scalinus

Gastropoda - Batillariidae

Taxonomy
Pyrazus (Pyrazisinus) scalinus was named by Olsson (1967) [DISTRIBUTION: Pliocene-Pleistocene; Florida.]. Its type specimen is USNM 645177, a shell, and it is not a trace fossil.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
P. maldonadoi, P. scalariformis, P. sexangulum, P. vicinus, P. witkampi

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1967Pyrazus (Pyrazisinus) scalinus Olsson p. 39 figs. pl. 6, fig. 4

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classGastropoda
subclassCaenogastropoda(Cox 1959)
superfamilyCerithioidea(Férussac 1819)
familyBatillariidae(Thiele 1929)
genusPyrazusHeilprin 1886
subgenusPyrazisinus
speciesscalinus

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Diagnosis
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