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Dirocerithium

Gastropoda - Cerithiidae

Taxonomy
Dirocerithium was named by Woodring and Stenzel (1959) [Sepkoski's age data: T Eo-m-l T Eo-u Sepkoski's reference number: 547].

It was assigned to Cerithiidae by Squires and Demetrion (1994); and to Neotaenioglossa by Sepkoski (2002).

Species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1959Dirocerithium Woodring and Stenzel
1994Dirocerithium Squires and Demetrion
2002Dirocerithium Sepkoski

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
RankNameAuthor
phylumMollusca
classGastropoda
subclassCaenogastropoda(Cox 1959)
superfamilyCerithioidea(FĂ©russac 1819)
familyCerithiidae(Fleming 1822)
genusDirocerithiumWoodring and Stenzel 1959

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.

G. †Dirocerithium Woodring and Stenzel 1959
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available