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Terebralia bidentata

Gastropoda - Potamididae

Taxonomy
Cerithium bidentatum was named by Defrance (1832) [DISTRIBUTION: Oligocene-Middle Miocene; Europe.]. It is not a trace fossil.

It was recombined as Potamides (Terebralia) bidentatus by Strausz (1966); it was recombined as Terebralia bidentata by Cossmann and Peyrot (1922), Vredenburg (1928), Iqbal (1980), Harzhauser (2002), Harzhauser (2004) and Harzhauser (2007).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonyms
  • Cerithium duboisi was named by Hörnes (1856) [DISTRIBUTION: Middle Miocene; Austria.]. It is not a trace fossil.

    It was recombined as Terebralia duboisi by Baluk (1975); it was synonymized subjectively with Terebralia bidentata by Harzhauser (2004).
  • Cerithium lignitarum was named by Eichwald (1853). It is not a trace fossil.

    It was recombined as Terebralia lignitarum by Erünal-Erentöz (1958); it was synonymized subjectively with Terebralia bidentata by Harzhauser (2004).
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1832Cerithium bidentatum Defrance figs. pl. 17, fig. 15
1853Cerithium lignitarum Eichwald
1856Cerithium duboisi Hörnes p. 399 figs. pl. 42, fig. 4-5
1922Terebralia bidentata Cossmann and Peyrot p. 262 figs. pl. 6, fig. 4-5
1928Terebralia bidentata Vredenburg p. 367
1958Terebralia lignitarum Erünal-Erentöz p. 28
1966Potamides (Terebralia) bidentatus Strausz p. 166 figs. pl. 6, figs. 3-9
1975Terebralia duboisi Baluk p. 135
1980Terebralia bidentata Iqbal p. 40
2002Terebralia bidentata Harzhauser p. 75
2004Terebralia bidentata Harzhauser p. 118
2007Terebralia bidentata Harzhauser p. 95

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classGastropoda
subclassCaenogastropoda(Cox 1959)
superfamilyCerithioidea(Férussac 1819)
familyPotamididae(Adams and Adams 1854)
genusTerebraliaSwainson 1840
speciesbidentata(Defrance 1832)

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.

Terebralia bidentata Defrance 1832
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Invalid names: Terebralia duboisi Hörnes 1856 [synonym], Terebralia lignitarum Eichwald 1853 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available