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Clava plebeia

Gastropoda - Cerithiidae

Taxonomy
Cerithium plebeium was named by Sowerby (1850) [DISTRIBUTION: Miocene-Pliocene; Caribbean]. It is not a trace fossil.

It was recombined as Clava plebeia by Dall (1892) and Maury (1917).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
C. parrishi, C. williamsi

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1850Cerithium plebeium Sowerby p. 51
1892Clava plebeia Dall p. 290
1917Clava plebeia Maury p. 57

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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
genusClavaSwainson 1840
speciesplebeia(Sowerby 1850)

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.

†Clava plebeia Sowerby 1850
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available