BIOTIC Species Information for Caecum armoricum
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| Researched by | Nicola White | Data supplied by | MarLIN |
| Refereed by | Dennis R. Seaward | ||
| Taxonomy | |||
| Scientific name | Caecum armoricum | Common name | DeFolin's lagoon snail |
| MCS Code | W416 | Recent Synonyms | Caecum incomptum Monterosata, 1884 |
| Phylum | Mollusca | Subphylum | |
| Superclass | Class | Gastropoda | |
| Subclass | Prosobranchia | Order | Mesogastropoda |
| Suborder | Family | Caecidae | |
| Genus | Caecum | Species | armoricum |
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| Additional Information | The taxonomy of the Gastropoda has been recently revised (see Ponder & Lindberg 1997, and Taylor 1996). Ponder & Lindberg (1997) suggest that Mesogastropoda should be included in a monophyletic clade, the Caenogastropoda. | ||
| Taxonomy References | Howson & Picton, 1997, Barnes, 1994, Aartsen & Hoenselaar, 1984, Seaward, 1989, Ponder, 1990, Ponder & Lindberg, 1997, Taylor, 1996, | ||
