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Aurinia

Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Volutidae

Taxonomy
Scaphella (Aurinia) was named by Adams and Adams (1853). It is extant.

It was reranked as Aurinia by Pilsbry (1922), Gardner (1948), Olsson (1967).

It was assigned to Scaphella by Adams and Adams (1853), Martin (1904); to Volutidae by Gardner (1948); and to Scaphellinae by Pilsbry (1922), Olsson (1967).

Subtaxa
A. (Aurinia), Scaphella (Aurinia) typus
Sister taxa
A. (Aurinia)

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1853Scaphella (Aurinia) Adams and Adams
1904Scaphella (Aurinia) Martin p. 174
1922Aurinia Pilsbry p. 339
1948Aurinia Gardner p. 261
1967Aurinia Olsson p. 26

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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)
superorderLatrogastropodaRiedel 2000
orderNeogastropodaThiele 1929
superfamilyMuricoideade Costa 1776
familyVolutidaeRafinesque 1815
genusAurinia(Adams and Adams 1853)

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.

G. Aurinia Adams and Adams 1853
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Subg. Aurinia (Aurinia) Adams and Adams 1853
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available