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Epitonium candeanum

Gastropoda - Epitoniidae

Taxonomy
Scalaria candeana was named by d'Orbigny (1842) [DISTRIBUTION: Pleistocene-Recent; Western Atlantic.]. It is extant.

It was recombined as Epitonium candeanum by Hendy et al. (2008).

Synonyms
  • Scalaria antillarum was named by de Boury (1909) [DISTRIBUTION: Pleistocene-Recent; Western Atlantic.]. It is extant.

    It was recombined as Epitonium antillarum by DuBar (1971); it was synonymized subjectively with Epitonium candeanum by Hendy et al. (2008).
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1842Scalaria candeana d'Orbigny p. 20 figs. pl. 11, figs. 28-30
1909Scalaria antillarum de Boury
1971Epitonium antillarum DuBar
2008Epitonium candeanum Hendy et al.

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classGastropoda
subclassCaenogastropoda(Cox 1959)
superfamilyEpitonioidea(Berry 1910)
familyEpitoniidaeBerry 1910
genusEpitoniumBolten 1798
speciescandeanum(d'Orbigny 1842)

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.

Epitonium candeanum d'Orbigny 1842
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Invalid names: Epitonium antillarum de Boury 1909 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available