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Zoila

Gastropoda - Cypraeidae

Taxonomy
Zoila was named by Jousseaume (1884) [Sepkoski's age data: T Mi-l R]. It is extant.

It was reranked as Cypraea (Zoila) by Tomida (1989).

It was assigned to Cypraea by Tomida (1989); to Bernayinae by Wilson (1993); to Neotaenioglossa by Sepkoski (2002); to Zoilinae by Soriano (2006); to Cypraeorbinae by Darragh (2011); and to Cypraeidae by Darragh (2017).

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1884Zoila Jousseaume
1927Zoila (Gigantocypraea) Schilder
1930Gigantocypraea Schilder
1989Cypraea (Zoila) Tomida
1993Zoila Wilson p. 174
2002Gigantocypraea Sepkoski
2002Zoila Sepkoski
2004Zoila (Gigantocypraea) Wilson and Clarkson
2006Zoila Soriano p. 44
2011Zoila Darragh p. 4
2017Zoila Darragh p. 48

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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
superfamilyCypraeoidea(Rafinesque 1815)
familyCypraeidaeRafinesque 1815
tribeCypraeorbini(Schilder 1927)
genusZoilaJousseaume 1884

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. Zoila Jousseaume 1884
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Subg. †Zoila (Zoila) Jousseaume 1884
Zoila campestris Darragh 2011
Zoila chathamensis Cernohorsky 1971
Zoila didymorhyncha Darragh 2011
Zoila dolichorhyncha Darragh 2011
Zoila fodinata Darragh 2011
Zoila gigas McCoy 1867
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Invalid names: Zoila dorsata Tate 1890 [synonym], Zoila gabrieli Chapman 1912 [synonym]
Zoila glomerabilis Darragh 2011
Zoila mulderi Tate 1892
Zoila platypyga McCoy 1876
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Invalid names: Zoila consobrina McCoy 1877 [synonym], Zoila toxorhyncha Tate 1890 [synonym]
Zoila viathomsoni Darragh 2011
Invalid names: Gigantocypraea Schilder 1927 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available