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Strombus proximus

Gastropoda - Strombidae

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

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1850Strombus proximus Sowerby p. 48 figs. pl. 9, fig. 8
1863Strombus fragilis Moore p. 511
1866Strombus pugiloides Guppy p. 287
1917Strombus proximus Maury p. 119
1917Strombus pugiloides Maury p. 120
1922Strombus pugiloides Olsson p. 142
2009Strombus proximus Freiheit and Geary p. 17

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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
superfamilyStromboidea(Rafinesque 1815)
familyStrombidaeRafinesque 1815
subfamilyStrombinaeRafinesque 1815
genusStrombusLinnaeus 1758
speciesproximusSowerby 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.

Strombus proximus Sowerby 1850
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Invalid names: Strombus fragilis Moore 1863 [synonym], Strombus pugiloides Guppy 1866 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available