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Terebra protexta

Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Terebridae

Taxonomy
Cerithium protextum was named by Conrad (1845) [DISTRIBUTION: Miocene-Recent; Western Atlantic.]. It is extant.

It was recombined as Acus protextus by Dall (1889); it was recombined as Terebra (Acus) protexta by Dall (1890); it was recombined as Terebra protexta by Maury (1917) and Hanna (1926).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1845Cerithium protextum Conrad p. 26
1889Acus protextus Dall p. 39
1890Terebra (Acus) protexta Dall p. 25
1917Terebra protexta Maury p. 28
1926Terebra protexta Hanna p. 456

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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)
familyTerebridaeMörch 1852
subfamilyTerebrinaeMörch 1852
genusTerebraBruguière 1789
speciesprotexta(Conrad 1845)

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.

Terebra protexta Conrad 1845
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Diagnosis
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