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Muricopsis (Muricopsis)

Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Muricidae

Taxonomy
Muricopsis (Muricopsis) was named by Bucquoy et al. (1882). It is extant.

It was assigned to Muricopsis by Bucquoy et al. (1882), Todd (2001).

Species lacking formal opinion data
Muricopsis aradasii, Muricopsis oxytatus, Muricopsis praepauxillus

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1882Muricopsis (Muricopsis) Bucquoy et al.
2001Muricopsis (Muricopsis) Todd

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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
genusMuricopsisBucquoy et al. 1882
subgenusMuricopsisBucquoy et al. 1882

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. Muricopsis (Muricopsis) Bucquoy et al. 1882
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available