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Strombus (Eustrombus)

Gastropoda - Strombidae

Taxonomy
Strombus (Eustrombus) was named by Wenz (1940) [Sepkoski's age data: T Plio R Sepkoski's reference number: 1074]. It is extant. Its type is Strombus gigas.

It was reranked as Eustrombus by Sepkoski (2002).

It was assigned to Strombus by Wenz (1940) and Abbass (1967); and to Neotaenioglossa by Sepkoski (2002).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1940Strombus (Eustrombus) Wenz
1967Strombus (Eustrombus) Abbass p. 60
2002Eustrombus Sepkoski

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classGastropoda
subclassCaenogastropoda(Cox 1959)
RankNameAuthor
Sorbeoconcha(Ponder and Lindberg 1997)
Hypsogastropoda(Ponder and Lindberg 1997)
superorderLatrogastropodaRiedel 2000
superfamilyStromboidea(Rafinesque 1815)
familyStrombidaeRafinesque 1815
subfamilyStrombinaeRafinesque 1815
genusStrombusLinnaeus 1758
subgenusEustrombusWenz 1940

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.

Subg. Strombus (Eustrombus) Wenz 1940
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available