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Monoceros
Taxonomy
Monoceros was named by Lamarck (1809). It is extant.
It was reranked as Purpura (Monoceros) by Conrad (1837); it was reranked as Acanthina (Monoceros) by Conrad (1837); it was misspelled as Monoceras by Ashley (1895), Nomland (1917) and DeVries and Vermeij (1997).
It was assigned to Purpura by Conrad (1837); to Gastropoda by Ashley (1895); to Acanthina by Conrad (1837) and Nomland (1917); and to Muricidae by DeVries and Vermeij (1997).
It was reranked as Purpura (Monoceros) by Conrad (1837); it was reranked as Acanthina (Monoceros) by Conrad (1837); it was misspelled as Monoceras by Ashley (1895), Nomland (1917) and DeVries and Vermeij (1997).
It was assigned to Purpura by Conrad (1837); to Gastropoda by Ashley (1895); to Acanthina by Conrad (1837) and Nomland (1917); and to Muricidae by DeVries and Vermeij (1997).
Synonymy list
Year | Name and author |
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1809 | Monoceros Lamarck |
1837 | Acanthina (Monoceros) Conrad p. 264 |
1837 | Purpura (Monoceros) Conrad p. 265 |
1895 | Monoceras Ashley p. 343 |
1917 | Acanthina (Monoceras) Nomland p. 309 |
1997 | Monoceros DeVries and Vermeij p. 610 |
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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. Monoceros Lamarck 1809
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Acanthina (Monoceras) norna Nomland 1917
†Monoceros vetusta Conrad 1833
Purpura (Monoceros) engonata Conrad 1837
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available