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Cassis madagascariensis

Gastropoda - Cassidae

Taxonomy
Cassis madagascariensis was named by Lamarck (1822). It is extant.

Subspecies
Sister species
C. cameo
Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1822Cassis madagascariensis Lamarck p. 219
1860Cassis cameo Stimpson
1944Cassis madagascariensis spinella Clench pp. 15-16 figs. pl. 8
2007Cassis spinella Petuch and Roberts
2010Cassis madagascariensis Beu p. 219

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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
subfamilyCassinaeLatreille 1825
genusCassisScopoli 1777
speciesmadagascariensisLamarck 1822

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: Cassis cameo Stimpson 1860 [invalid subgroup], Cassis spinella Clench 1944 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available