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Bittium spina

Gastropoda - Cerithiidae

Taxonomy
Cerithium spina was named by Partsch (1856) [DISTRIBUTION: Early Miocene; Europe.]. It is not a trace fossil.

It was recombined as Bittium (Bittium) spina by Sieber (1937); it was recombined as Bittium spina by Strausz (1966) and Harzhauser (2002).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1856Cerithium spina Partsch
1937Bittium (Bittium) spina Sieber p. 490
1966Bittium spina Strausz p. 141
2002Bittium spina Harzhauser p. 71

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classGastropoda
subclassCaenogastropoda(Cox 1959)
superfamilyCerithioidea(FĂ©russac 1819)
familyCerithiidae(Fleming 1822)
subfamilyBittiinaeCossmann 1906
genusBittiumGray 1847
speciesspina(Partsch 1856)

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.

Bittium spina Partsch 1856
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Diagnosis
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