SCAPHOPODA Bronn, 1862
(tusk shells)

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Taxonomic hierarchy:
ClassSCAPHOPODA (tusk shells)
PhylumMOLLUSCA (slugs, snails, bivalves, octopus, sea slugs)
SuperphylumLOPHOTROCHOZOA (molluscs and relatives)
CladeBilateria (bilaterally symmetrical animals)
SubkingdomEUMETAZOA (metazoans)
KingdomANIMALIA (animals)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)

Identification Works

AuthorYearTitleSource
Fisher, J. Fishers Collection www.fisherscollection.com
Jones, A.M. & Baxter, J.M. 1987 Molluscs: Caudofoveata, Solenogastres, Polyplacophora and Scaphopoda Synopses of the British Fauna (New Series), 37, The Linnean Society of London

SCAPHOPODA (tusk shells) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for SCAPHOPODA (tusk shells)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 0 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for SCAPHOPODA (tusk shells)
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