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Cerithidea pulchra

Gastropoda - Potamididae

Taxonomy
Cerithium pulchrum was named by Adams (1852). It is extant.

It was recombined as Cerithidea pulchra by Keen (1971).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonyms
  • Cerithidea solida was named by Gould and Carpenter (1857). It is extant.

    It was synonymized subjectively with Cerithidea pulchra by Keen (1971).
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1852Cerithium pulchrum Adams
1857Cerithidea solida Gould and Carpenter
1971Cerithidea pulchra Keen

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classGastropoda
subclassCaenogastropoda(Cox 1959)
superfamilyCerithioidea(FĂ©russac 1819)
familyPotamididae(Adams and Adams 1854)
genusCerithideaSwainson 1840
speciespulchra(Adams 1852)

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.

Cerithidea pulchra Adams 1852
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Invalid names: Cerithidea solida Gould and Carpenter 1857 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available