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Luponovula boggsi

Gastropoda - Eocypraeidae

Taxonomy
Cypraea (Monetaria) boggsi was named by Olsson (1928). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Negritos [Saman Conglomerate, Saman Fm], which is in an Eocene coastal conglomerate in the Saman Formation of Peru.

It was recombined as Cypraea boggsi by Ingram (1947); it was recombined as Luponovula boggsi by Dolin and Dolin (1983); it was recombined as Cypraeorbis boggsi by Hendy et al. (2008).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1928Cypraea (Monetaria) boggsi Olsson p. 120 figs. pl., 16, figs. 2
1947Cypraea boggsi Ingram p. 88 figs. Plate 2, figs. 7, 8
1983Luponovula boggsi Dolin and Dolin p. 46
2008Cypraeorbis boggsi Hendy et al.

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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
superfamilyCypraeoidea(Rafinesque 1815)
familyEocypraeidaeSchilder 1924
subfamilySulcocypraeinaeSchilder 1939
genusLuponovulaSacco 1894
speciesboggsi()

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.

Luponovula boggsi Olsson 1928
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Diagnosis
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