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Cerithium (Tympanotonus)

Gastropoda - Cerithiidae

Taxonomy
Tympanotonus was named by Schumacher (1817) [m. kosnik taxon no: 4756].

It was reranked as Potamides (Tympanotonus) by Martin (1884); it was reranked as Cerithium (Tympanotonus) by Kranz (1910).

It was assigned to Potamides by Martin (1884); to Cerithium by Kranz (1910); to Cerithiidae by Woods (1922); to Cerithiadae by Vredenburg (1925); and to Potamididae by Dockery (1993).

Sister taxa
Tympanotonus (Exechocirsus), Tympanotonus (Tympanotonus)

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1817Tympanotonus Schumacher
1884Potamides (Tympanotonus) Martin p. 147
1910Cerithium (Tympanotonus) Kranz p. 248
1922Tympanotonus Woods p. 90
1925Tympanotomus Vredenburg p. 363
1993Tympanotonus Dockery

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classGastropoda
subclassCaenogastropoda(Cox 1959)
superfamilyCerithioidea(Férussac 1819)
familyCerithiidae(Fleming 1822)
subfamilyCerithiinaeFleming 1822
genusCerithiumBruguière 1789
subgenusTympanotonus(Schumacher 1817)

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. †Cerithium (Tympanotonus) Schumacher 1817
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Tympanotomus laevis Vredenburg 1928
Tympanotomus pseudodiaboli Vredenburg 1928
Subg. †Tympanotonus (Tympanotonus) Schumacher 1817
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Tympanotonus calcaratus Brongniart 1823
Tympanotonus hungaricus Zittel 1862
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available