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Cerithiopsis alternata

Gastropoda - Cerithiopsidae

Taxonomy
Cerithiopsis alternata was named by Gabb (1864).

It was recombined as Cerithium alternata by Sundberg (1980); it was recombined as Bittium alternatum by Schoellhamer et al. (1981).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1864Cerithiopsis alternata Gabb p. 116 figs. PL 21, Fig. 114, and 114 a
1980Cerithium alternata Sundberg p. 849
1981Bittium alternatum Schoellhamer et al. p. D90

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classGastropoda
RankNameAuthor
subclassCaenogastropoda(Cox 1959)
Sorbeoconcha(Ponder and Lindberg 1997)
Hypsogastropoda(Ponder and Lindberg 1997)
superfamilyTriphoroideaGray 1847
familyCerithiopsidaeAdams and Adams 1853
genusCerithiopsisHanley 1849
speciesalternata

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
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