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Euspira draconis (Drake's moon snail)

Gastropoda - Naticidae

Taxonomy
Lunatia draconis was named by Dall (1903) [m. kosnik taxon no: 10110]. It is extant.

It was recombined as Polinices (Euspira) draconis by Packard (1918), Oldroyd (1927), Marincovich (1977); it was recombined as Polinices draconis by Packard (1918); it was recombined as Euspira draconis by Hendy (2021).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1903Lunatia draconis Dall pp. 174-175
1918Polinices (Euspira) draconis Packard p. 324 figs. Plate 38, figures 2a and 2b
1918Polinices draconis Packard pp. 324-325
1927Polinices (Euspira) draconis Oldroyd p. 276
1977Polinices (Euspira) draconis Marincovich pp. 276 - 278 figs. PI. 24, figs. 6, 7
2021Euspira draconis Hendy

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classGastropoda
RankNameAuthor
subclassCaenogastropoda(Cox 1959)
Sorbeoconcha(Ponder and Lindberg 1997)
Hypsogastropoda(Ponder and Lindberg 1997)
superfamilyNaticoidea(Forbes 1838)
familyNaticidaeGuilding 1834
subfamilyPolinicinaeGray 1847
genusEuspiraAgassiz 1837
speciesdraconis(Dall 1903)

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.

Euspira draconis Dall 1903 [Drake's moon snail]
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