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Neorapana imperialis

Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Muricidae

Taxonomy
Neorapana imperialis was named by Hertlein and Jorda (1927). It is a 3D body fossil.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
N. tuberculata

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1908Neorapana imperialis Arnold
1927Neorapana imperialis Hertlein and Jorda
1988Neorapana imperialis Petuch p. 98

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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
subfamilyRapaninaeGray 1853
genusNeorapanaCooke 1918
speciesimperialisHertlein and Jorda 1927

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.

†Neorapana imperialis Hertlein and Jorda 1927
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitec
Locomotion: actively mobilef
Life habit: epifaunalf
Diet: carnivoref
Vision: limitedc
Created: 2009-09-10 08:22:24
Modified: 2009-09-10 10:22:24
Source: f = family, c = class
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Kiessling 2004
Collections
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