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Cerithiopsis vilsundensis

Gastropoda - Cerithiopsidae

Taxonomy

Cerithiopsis vilsundensis was named by Schnetler et al. (2024). Its type specimen is NHMD 1177238 and is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Vilsund 2, which is in a Chattian marine sandstone in the Brejning Formation of Denmark.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

C. albovitalum, C. alveolata, C. bicolor, C. columna, C. exilis, C. fayalensis, C. galapagensis, C. grippi, C. lata, C. lottae, C. maresi, C. minima, C. pseudomanzonii, C. quadrilirata, C. regularicostata, C. sohli, C. trigeminata, C. unisulcata

Synonymy list

Year	Name and author
2024	Cerithiopsis vilsundensis Schnetler et al. p. 15 figs. Fig. 7o

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Rank	Name	Author
kingdom	Animalia	()
—	Bilateria
—	Eubilateria	Ax 1987
—	Protostomia
—	Spiralia
superphylum	Lophotrochozoa
phylum	Mollusca
class	Gastropoda

Rank	Name	Author
subclass	Caenogastropoda	(Cox 1959)
—	Sorbeoconcha	(Ponder and Lindberg 1997)
—	Hypsogastropoda	(Ponder and Lindberg 1997)
superfamily	Triphoroidea	Gray 1847
family	Cerithiopsidae	Adams and Adams 1853
genus	Cerithiopsis	Hanley 1849
species	vilsundensis

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.

†Cerithiopsis vilsundensis Schnetler et al. 2024

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Diagnosis

Reference	Diagnosis
K. I. Schnetler et al. 2024	A Cerithiopsis with three primary spirals and 16 slightly opisthocline axial ribs without knobs. The suture is slightly undulating.