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Coralliophila nux

Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Muricidae

Taxonomy
Murex nux was named by Reeve (1846). It is extant.

It was recombined as Coralliophila nux by Arnold (1903), Hendy (2021).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1846Murex nux Reeve p. 81
1903Coralliophila nux Arnold p. 262
2021Coralliophila nux Hendy

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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
orderNeogastropodaThiele 1929
superfamilyMuricoideade Costa 1776
familyMuricidaeRafinesque 1815
subfamilyCoralliophilinaeChenu 1859
genusCoralliophilaAdams and Adams 1853
speciesnux(Reeve 1846)

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.

Coralliophila nux Reeve 1846
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available