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Clypeomorus coralius

Gastropoda - Cerithiidae

Taxonomy
Cerithium coralium was named by Dufresne (1842) [DISTRIBUTION: Miocene-Recent; Indo-Pacific.]. It is extant.

It was recombined as Clypeomorus coralius by Shuto (1978).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1842Cerithium coralium Dufresne
1935Cerithium coralium Oostingh p. 49
1978Clypeomorus coralius Shuto p. 153

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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)
subfamilyCerithiinaeFleming 1822
genusClypeomorusJousseaume 1888
speciescoralius(Dufresne 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.

Clypeomorus coralius Dufresne 1842
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available