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Pirula (Protopirula)

Gastropoda - Ficidae

Taxonomy
Pirula (Protopirula) was named by Rennie (1930) [Sepkoski's age data: K Camp-u]. Its type is Pirula (Protopirula) capensis.

It was reranked as Protopirula by Beu et al. (1990) and Sepkoski (2002).

It was assigned to Ficidae by Beu et al. (1990); to Neotaenioglossa by Sepkoski (2002); and to Pirula by Rennie (1930) and Squires and Graham (2014).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1930Pirula (Protopirula) Rennie
1990Protopirula Beu et al. p. 83
2002Protopirula Sepkoski
2014Pirula (Protopirula) Squires and Graham p. 780

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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
superfamilyFicoideaMeek 1864
familyFicidaeMeek 1864
genusPirulaRöding 1798
subgenusProtopirulaRennie 1930

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. †Pirula (Protopirula) Rennie 1930
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Diagnosis
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