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Lacuna

Gastropoda - Littorinidae

Taxonomy
Lacuna was named by Turton (1827) [Sepkoski's age data: T Mi-l R Sepkoski's reference number: 876]. It is extant.

It was assigned to Launidae by Addicott (1970); to Lacuninae by Vaught et al. (1989); and to Neotaenioglossa by Sepkoski (2002).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1827Lacuna Turton
1970Lacuna Addicott p. 45
1989Lacuna Vaught et al.
2002Lacuna Sepkoski

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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)
superfamilyLittorinoidea(Gray 1840)
familyLittorinidaeGray 1840
subfamilyLacuninaeGray 1857
genusLacunaTurton 1827

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. Lacuna Turton 1827
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Subg. Lacuna (Epheria) Gray 1847
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Invalid names: Lacuna compacta Carpenter 1863 [synonym], Lacuna solidula Lovén 1847 [synonym], Modelia striata Gabb 1861 [synonym]
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Invalid names: Amphithalmus lacunatus Carpenter 1864 [synonym], Littorina pedroana Conrad 1855 [synonym]
Subg. Lacuna (Medoria) Leach in Gray 1847
Subg. Lacuna (Temanella) Roverto 1899
Lacuna anomala Cossmann 1882
Lacuna carpenteri Anderson and Martin 1914
Lacuna incrassata Kittl 1892
Lacuna karreri Kittl 1892
Lacuna vincta Montagu 1803
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available