Kuphus

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Myoida
Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Cladus: Protostomia Cladus: Spiralia Cladus: Lophotrochozoa Phylum: Mollusca Classis: Bivalvia Subclassis: Heterodonta Ordo: Myoida

Familia: Teredinidae
Subfamilia: Kuphinae
Genus: Kuphus
Species: †K. fistula – †K. incrassatus – K. polythalamia

Name

Kuphus Guettard, 1770

Type species: Serpula polythalamia Linnaeus, 1767, by SD of Gray, 1847

Synonyms

• Furcella Lamarck, 1801
• Clossonnaria Ferussac, 1821
• Cyphus Fischer, 1887
• Succinodon Huene, 1941

References

• Guettard, J.E.. 1770. Mémoires sur Différentes Parties des Sciences et Arts, Paris 3: pl. 69, fig. 8.
• Turner, R.D. 1966. A survey and illustrated catalogue of the Teredinidae (Mollusca: Bivalvia). Museum of Comparative Zoology, Harvard University. 263 pp.

Links

• Kuphus – Taxon details on Paleobiology Database.