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Semicassis monilifera

Gastropoda - Cassidae

Taxonomy
Cassis monilifera was named by Sowerby (1846) [DISTRIBUTION: Miocene; Chile.]. It is not a trace fossil.

It was recombined as Semicassis monilifera by Frassinetti (2001).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
S. denseplicata, S. tostoma

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1846Cassis monilifera Sowerby p. 260 figs. pl. 4, fig. 65
2001Semicassis monilifera Frassinetti p. 80

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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
superfamilyTonnoidea(Suter 1913)
familyCassidaeLatreille 1825
subfamilyPhaliinaeBeu 1981
genusSemicassisMörch 1852
speciesmonilifera(Sowerby 1846)

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.

†Semicassis monilifera Sowerby 1846
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available