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Rhinoclavis ampullosa

Gastropoda - Cerithiidae

Taxonomy
Cerithium ampullosum was named by Bronginiart (1823) [DISTRIBUTION:Oligocene; France, Italy.]. It is not a trace fossil.

It was recombined as Cerithium (Tympanotonus) ampullosum by Kranz (1910); it was recombined as Clava ampullosa by Menegatti (1978); it was recombined as Rhinoclavis ampullosa by Harzhauser (2004).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1823Cerithium ampullosum Bronginiart p. 71 figs. pl. 3,fig. 18
1910Cerithium (Tympanotonus) ampullosum Kranz p. 248
1978Clava ampullosa Menegatti p. 9
2004Rhinoclavis ampullosa Harzhauser p. 116

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classGastropoda
subclassCaenogastropoda(Cox 1959)
superfamilyCerithioidea(FĂ©russac 1819)
familyCerithiidae(Fleming 1822)
subfamilyCerithiinaeFleming 1822
genusRhinoclavisSwainson 1840
speciesampullosa(Bronginiart 1823)

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.

Rhinoclavis ampullosa Bronginiart 1823
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Diagnosis
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