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Miolyncina

Gastropoda - Cypraeidae

Taxonomy
Miolyncina was named by Schilder (1932) [Sepkoski's age data: T Eo-l T Mi-m]. Its type is Cypraea subovum.

It was reranked as Callistocypraea (Miolyncina) by Eames (1950); it was reranked as Chelycypraea (Miolyncina) by Glibert (1963); it was reranked as Lyncina (Miolyncina) by Meyer (2004).

It was assigned to Callistocypraea by Eames (1950); to Chelycypraea by Glibert (1963); to Neotaenioglossa by Sepkoski (2002); to Lyncina by Meyer (2004); and to Austrocypraeini by Fehse (2012).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1932Miolyncina Schilder
1950Callistocypraea (Miolyncina) Eames p. 240
1963Chelycypraea (Miolyncina) Glibert p. 54
2002Miolyncina Sepkoski
2004Lyncina (Miolyncina) Meyer
2012Miolyncina Fehse p. 146

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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
superfamilyCypraeoidea(Rafinesque 1815)
familyCypraeidaeRafinesque 1815
subfamilyLuriinaeSchilder 1832
tribeAustrocypraeiniIredale 1935
genusMiolyncinaSchilder 1932

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. †Miolyncina Schilder 1932
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Invalid names: Lyncina minor Grateloup 1845 [replaced]
Miolyncina cocconii Mayer-Eymar 1875
Miolyncina conjungens Sacco 1894
Miolyncina prevostina Grateloup 1847
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available