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Cypraea (Luponia)

Gastropoda - Cypraeidae

Taxonomy
Luponia was named by Gray (1837).

It was reranked as Cypraea (Luponia) by Gabb (1869), McCoy (1877).

It was assigned to Cypraea by Gabb (1869), McCoy (1877).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1869Cypraea (Luponia) Gabb p. 163
1877Cypraea (Luponia) McCoy

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classGastropoda
subclassCaenogastropoda(Cox 1959)
RankNameAuthor
—Sorbeoconcha(Ponder and Lindberg 1997)
—Hypsogastropoda(Ponder and Lindberg 1997)
superorderLatrogastropodaRiedel 2000
superfamilyCypraeoidea(Rafinesque 1815)
familyCypraeidaeRafinesque 1815
subfamilyCypraeinaeRafinesque 1815
genusCypraea
subgenusLuponia(Gray 1837)

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.

Subg. †Cypraea (Luponia) Gray 1837
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Diagnosis
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