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Scaphopoda (tusk shell)
Taxonomy
Scaphopoda was named by Bronn (1862). It is extant.
It was assigned to Mollusca by Ward and Blackwelder (1987), Wells and Houston (2001), Sepkoski (2002) and Giribet et al. (2006).
It was assigned to Mollusca by Ward and Blackwelder (1987), Wells and Houston (2001), Sepkoski (2002) and Giribet et al. (2006).
Subtaxa
Sister taxa
Aplacophora, Bivalvia (syn. Lamellibranchiata, Pelecypoda, Astarte scrivenori, Solen (Solecurtus) ellipticus, Modiolopsis praerupta, Solen (Solecurtus) planulatus), Caudofoveata (syn. Chaetodermomorpha), Cephalopoda (syn. Michelinoceratinae, Leurocycloceratinae, Ohioceratidae), Conchifera, Diplacophora, Gastropoda (syn. Beekmanoceras), Helcionelloida, Hyolitha, Paragastropoda, Rostroconchia, Solenogastres (syn. Neomeniomorpha), Stenothecoida, Tentaculita, Tergomya
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Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
|---|---|
| 1862 | Scaphopoda Bronn |
| 1987 | Scaphopoda Ward and Blackwelder p. 131 |
| 2001 | Scaphopoda Wells and Houston p. 85 |
| 2002 | Scaphopoda Sepkoski, Jr. |
| 2006 | Scaphopoda Giribet et al. p. 7724 |
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