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Capulus epicranum

Gastropoda - Capulidae

Taxonomy
Capulus (Capulus) epicranum was named by Woodring (1928) [DISTRIBUTION: Early Pliocene; Jamaica.]. Its type specimen is USNM 369517, a shell, and it is not a trace fossil.

It was recombined as Capulus epicranum by Hendy et al. (2008).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1928Capulus (Capulus) epicranum Woodring p. 372 figs. pl. 29, fig. 7
2008Capulus epicranum Hendy et al.

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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)
superfamilyCapuloideaFleming 1822
familyCapulidaeFleming 1822
genusCapulusMonfort 1810
speciesepicranum()

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.

†Capulus epicranum Woodring 1928
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Diagnosis
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