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Volvarina taeniata

Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Marginellidae

Taxonomy
Marginella taeniata was named by Sowerby (1846). It is extant.

It was recombined as Volvarina taeniata by Hendy et al. (2008).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1846Marginella taeniata Sowerby
1877Marginella minor Jousseaume
2008Volvarina taeniata 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
orderNeogastropodaThiele 1929
superfamilyMuricoideade Costa 1776
familyMarginellidaeFleming 1828
genusVolvarina(Hinds 1844)
speciestaeniata(Sowerby 1846)

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.

Volvarina taeniata Sowerby 1846
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Invalid names: Marginella minor Jousseaume 1877 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available