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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
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitec
Locomotion: actively mobilef
Life habit: epifaunalf
Diet: grazerf
Vision: limitedc
Created: 2009-09-10 07:11:54
Modified: 2009-09-10 09:11:54
Source: f = family, c = class
References: Kiessling 2004, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: base of the Late/Upper Miocene to the top of the Early/Lower Pliocene or 11.60800 to 3.60000 Ma

Collections (5 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Miocene11.608 - 5.333Dominican Republic Clava plebeia (58824)
Early/Lower Pliocene5.333 - 3.6Dominican Republic Clava plebeia (58819 58821 58822 58823)