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Prunum (Prunum) sapotilla

Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Marginellidae

Taxonomy
Marginella sapotilla was named by Hinds (1844) [DISTRIBUTION: Recent; Caribbeam.]. It is extant.

It was recombined as Prunum (Prunum) sapotilla by Keen (1971).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonyms
  • Marginella evax was named by Li (1930). It is extant.

    It was synonymized subjectively with Prunum (Prunum) sapotilla by Keen (1971).
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1844Marginella sapotilla Hinds p. 74
1930Marginella evax Li
1962Marginella sapotilla Weisbord p. 401
1971Prunum (Prunum) sapotilla Keen p. 633

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classGastropoda
subclassCaenogastropoda(Cox 1959)
Sorbeoconcha(Ponder and Lindberg 1997)
RankNameAuthor
Hypsogastropoda(Ponder and Lindberg 1997)
superorderLatrogastropodaRiedel 2000
orderNeogastropodaThiele 1929
superfamilyMuricoideade Costa 1776
familyMarginellidaeFleming 1828
subfamilyMarginellinaeFleming 1828
genusPrunumSwainson 1840
subgenusPrunumSwainson 1840
speciessapotilla(Hinds 1844)

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.

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Invalid names: Marginella evax Li 1930 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available