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Macrocypraea cervus

Gastropoda - Cypraeidae

Taxonomy
Cypraea cervus was named by Linnaeus (1771). It is extant.

It was recombined as Macrocypraea cervus by Hendy et al. (2008).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1771Cypraea cervus Linnaeus
2008Macrocypraea cervus 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)
familyCypraeidaeRafinesque 1815
subfamilyCypraeinaeRafinesque 1815
genusMacrocypraeaWoodring 1957
speciescervus(Linnaeus 1771)

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.

Macrocypraea cervus Linnaeus 1771
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available