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Meioceras nitidum

Gastropoda - Caecidae

Taxonomy
Coecum nitidum was named by Stimpson (1851). It is extant.

It was recombined as Meioceras nitidum by Hendy et al. (2008).

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1851Coecum nitidum Stimpson p. 112
1892Meioceras cingulatum Dall
2008Meioceras nitidum Hendy et al.

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classGastropoda
RankNameAuthor
subclassCaenogastropoda(Cox 1959)
Sorbeoconcha(Ponder and Lindberg 1997)
Hypsogastropoda(Ponder and Lindberg 1997)
superfamilyTruncatelloideaGray 1840
familyCaecidaeGray 1850
genusMeiocerasCarpenter 1858
speciesnitidum(Stimpson 1851)

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.

Meioceras nitidum Stimpson 1851
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Invalid names: Meioceras cingulatum Dall 1892 [synonym]
Diagnosis
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