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Batillaria minima

Gastropoda - Batillariidae

Taxonomy
Murex minimus was named by Gmelin (1791). It is extant.

It was recombined as Cerithium minimum by Richards (1935); it was recombined as Batillaria minima by Hendy et al. (2008).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1791Murex minimus Gmelin
1935Cerithium minimum Richards
2008Batillaria minima Hendy et al.

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classGastropoda
subclassCaenogastropoda(Cox 1959)
superfamilyCerithioidea(FĂ©russac 1819)
familyBatillariidae(Thiele 1929)
genusBatillariaBenson 1842
speciesminima(Gmelin 1791)

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Batillaria minima Gmelin 1791
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available