Interesting Facts
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Description
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Family Caecidae
Shell tubular , slightly curved , the height more then twice the diameter.
Taxonomy
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- Domain:
Eukaryota
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)
- Whittaker & Margulis,1978
- eukaryotes
- Kingdom:
Animalia
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)
- C. Linnaeus, 1758
- animals
- Subkingdom:
Bilateria
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)
- (Hatschek, 1888) Cavalier-Smith, 1983
- Branch:
Protostomia
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)
- Grobben, 1908
- Infrakingdom:
Lophotrochozoa
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)
- Superphylum:
Eutrochozoa
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)
- Phylum:
Mollusca
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)
- (C. Linnaeus, 1758) Cuvier, 1795
- Molluscs
- Class:
Gastropoda
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)
- Cuvier, 1795
- Snails and Slugs
- Subclass:
Orthogastropoda
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)
- Ponder & Lindberg, 1996
- Superorder:
Caenogastropoda
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)
- Cox, 1960
- Order:
Sorbeoconcha
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)
- Ponder & Lindberg, 1997
- Suborder:
Hypsogastropoda
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)
- Ponder & Lindberg, 1997
- Infraorder:
Littorinimorpha
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)
- Golikov & Starobogatov, 1975
- Superfamily:
Rissooidea
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)
- J.E. Gray, 1847
- Family:
Caecidae
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)
- M.E. Gray, 1850
- Caecids
- Genus:
Parastrophia
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)
- Folin, 1869
- Specific name:
lenticularis
- Scientific name: - Parastrophia lenticularis
- Specific name:
lenticularis
- Genus:
Parastrophia
(
- Family:
Caecidae
(
- Superfamily:
Rissooidea
(
- Infraorder:
Littorinimorpha
(
- Suborder:
Hypsogastropoda
(
- Order:
Sorbeoconcha
(
- Superorder:
Caenogastropoda
(
- Subclass:
Orthogastropoda
(
- Class:
Gastropoda
(
- Phylum:
Mollusca
(
- Superphylum:
Eutrochozoa
(
- Infrakingdom:
Lophotrochozoa
(
- Branch:
Protostomia
(
- Subkingdom:
Bilateria
(
- Kingdom:
Animalia
(
Similar Species
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Members of the genus Parastrophia
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Further Reading
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- Bibliographic index of American Ordovician and Silurian fossils, by Ray S. Bassler. Washington, Govt. Print. Off., 1915. url p. 1481, p. 1482, p. 1491, p. 171, p. 945.
- Bulletin of the Geological Society of America. [New York: The Society], 1890-1960. url p. 313.
Notes
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Contributors
- Brands, S.J. (comp.) 1989-present. The Taxonomicon. Universal Taxonomic Services, Zwaag, The Netherlands. Accessed February 1, 2012.
Identifiers
- Global Biodiversity Information Facility Taxonkey: 16537168
- Zipcode Zoo Species Identifier: 2563790
