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Varicospira crispata

Gastropoda - Rostellariidae

Taxonomy
Strombus crispatus was named by Sowerby (1842). It is extant.

It was recombined as Rostellaria crispata by Kiener (1842); it was recombined as Dientomochilus crispatus by Shuto (1969); it was recombined as Rimella crispata by Hashimoto (1982); it was recombined as Varicospira crispata by Hendy et al. (2008).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1842Rostellaria crispata Kiener
1842Strombus crispatus Sowerby
1969Dientomochilus crispatus Shuto
1982Rimella crispata Hashimoto
2008Varicospira crispata 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
superfamilyStromboidea(Rafinesque 1815)
familyRostellariidae(Gabb 1868)
subfamilyRimellinaeStewart 1927
genusVaricospira
speciescrispata(Sowerby 1842)

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.

Varicospira crispata Sowerby 1842
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available