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Siphonaria alternata

Gastropoda - Siphonariidae

Taxonomy
Patella alternata was named by Say (1826). It is extant.

It was recombined as Siphonaria alternata by Hendy et al. (2008).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1826Patella alternata Say
1858Siphonaria brunnea Hanley
2008Siphonaria alternata Hendy et al.

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classGastropoda
subclassPulmonataCuvier 1817
Basommatophora(Keferstein 1864)
superfamilySiphonarioideaGray 1840
familySiphonariidaeGray 1840
genusSiphonariaSowerby 1824
speciesalternata(Say 1826)

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.

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Invalid names: Siphonaria brunnea Hanley 1858 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available