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Phyllonotus imperialis

Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Muricidae

Taxonomy
Murex imperialis was named by Swainson (1833). It is extant. It is the type species of Phyllonotus.

It was recombined as Phyllonotus imperialis by DeVries (2005).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1833Murex imperialis Swainson
2005Phyllonotus imperialis DeVries p. 288

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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
orderNeogastropodaThiele 1929
superfamilyMuricoideade Costa 1776
familyMuricidaeRafinesque 1815
subfamilyMuricinaeda Costa 1776
genusPhyllonotusSwainson 1830
speciesimperialis(Swainson 1833)

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.

Phyllonotus imperialis Swainson 1833
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available