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Taxon: Genus Plectopylis Benson, 1860 (mollusc)
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Authorship

Original name, rank & spelling Benson, W.H. 1860. Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist. (3) 5 (28): 244.

Etymology

Greek (subst. fem. demin.) πῠλίς [pylís] (gen.: πῠλίδος), little gate. Ref: S.J. Brands, 1989-present: 25 Nov 2021.

Types

Type ofPlectopylidae (Family) Möllendorff, 1898 Ref: P. Bouchet & J.-P. Rocroi, 2005: 134.
Type ofPlectopylididae (Family) Möllendorff, 1898 Ref: V.G. Millard, 1997: 283. [inferred]
Type ofPlectopylidoidea (Superfamily) Möllendorff, 1898 Ref: V.G. Millard, 1997: 283. [inferred]
Type ofPlectopyloidea (Superfamily) Möllendorff, 1898 Ref: P. Bouchet & J.-P. Rocroi, 2005: 134. [implicit]
Nominotypical taxon [ICZN]Plectopylis (Subgenus) Benson, 1860 Ref: V.G. Millard, 1997: 283. [inferred]
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