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Clavus (Brachytoma) nigerrimus

Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Pseudomelatomidae

Taxonomy
Pleurotoma nigerrima was named by Sowerby (1834). It is extant.

It was recombined as Drillia nigerrima by Tryon (1884); it was recombined as Crassispira nigerrima by Dall (1918); it was recombined as Clavus (Brachytoma) nigerrimus by Grant and IV and Gale (1931).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1834Pleurotoma nigerrima Sowerby p. 137
1884Drillia nigerrima Tryon p. 196 figs. Pl. 14, fig. 91
1918Crassispira nigerrima Dall p. 23
1931Clavus (Brachytoma) nigerrimus Grant, IV and Gale p. 583

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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
orderNeogastropodaThiele 1929
superfamilyConoidea(Rafinesque 1815)
familyPseudomelatomidae(McLearn 1971)
genusClavusThiele 1925
subgenusBrachytoma
speciesnigerrimus(Sowerby 1834)

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.

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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitec
Locomotion: actively mobilesuperf
Life habit: epifaunalsuperf
Diet: carnivoresuperf
Vision: limitedc
Created: 2009-09-10 08:08:14
Modified: 2009-09-10 10:08:14
Source: superf = superfamily, c = class
References: Kiessling 2004, Hendy et al. 2009
Collections
No collection or age range data are available