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Lychnus ellipticus

Gastropoda - Heterostropha - Anadromidae

Taxonomy
Lychnus ellipticus was named by Matheron (1832).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1832Lychnus ellipticus Matheron

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classGastropoda
orderHeterostropha()
infraclassEuthyneura(Spengel 1881)
RankNameAuthor
—TectipleuraSchrödl et al. 2011
—PanpulmonataJörger et al. 2010
superorderEupulmonata(Haszprunar and Huber 1990)
suborderGeophila(Férussac 1819)
orderStylommatophora(Schmidt 1856)
superfamilyClausiloidea(Gray 1855)
familyAnadromidaeWenz 1940
subfamilyAnadrominaeWenz 1940
genusLychnusMatheron 1832
speciesellipticusMatheron 1832

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.

†Lychnus ellipticus Matheron 1832
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitec
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: epifaunalc
Vision: limitedc
Created: 2004-02-29 11:40:59
Modified: 2010-02-11 01:35:02
Source: c = class
Reference: Kiessling 2004
Collections
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