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Acanthinucella spirata (angular unicorn)

Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Muricidae

Taxonomy
Purpura spirata was named by Blainville (1832). It is extant.

It was recombined as Acanthina spirata by Soper and Grant (1932); it was recombined as Acanthinucella spirata by Hendy (2021).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1832Purpura spirata Blainville p. 252 figs. pl. 12, fig. 8
1932Acanthina spirata Soper and Grant p. 1062
2021Acanthinucella spirata 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
genusAcanthinucella
speciesspirata(Blainville 1832)

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.

Acanthinucella spirata Blainville 1832 [angular unicorn]
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Invalid names: Monoceras engonatum Conrad 1837 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available