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Nacella (Patinigera) magellanica

Gastropoda - Patellida - Nacellidae

Taxonomy
Patella magellanica was named by Gmelin (1791). It is extant. It is the type species of Patinigera.

It was recombined as Nacella (Patinigera) magellanica by DeVries (2007) and Nielsen (2013).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
N. deaurata

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1791Patella magellanica Gmelin p. 279
2007Nacella (Patinigera) magellanica DeVries p. 279
2013Nacella (Patinigera) magellanica Nielsen p. 35

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classGastropoda
RankNameAuthor
subclassPatellogastropoda(Lindberg 1986)
orderPatellida(Ihering 1876)
superfamilyLottioideaGray 1840
familyNacellidae(Thiele 1929)
genusNacellaSchumacher 1817
subgenusPatinigera(Dall 1905)
speciesmagellanica(Gmelin 1791)

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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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available