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Caprinula

Bivalvia - Hippuritida - Caprinulidae

Taxonomy
Caprinula was named by Orbigny (1847) [Sepkoski's age data: K Albi-l K Maes Sepkoski's reference number: 968,972,991]. It is not extant.

It was assigned to Caprinidae by Palmer (1928) and Steuber (2002); to Hippuritoida by Sepkoski (2002); and to Caprinulidae by Bouchet et al. (2010) and Skelton (2013).

Species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1847Caprinula Orbigny
1928Caprinula Palmer p. 70
2002Caprinula Sepkoski
2002Caprinula Steuber
2010Caprinula Bouchet et al.
2013Caprinula Skelton

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classBivalvia
Eubivalvia
subclassAutobranchia(Groblen 1894)
infraclassHeteroconchia(Gray 1854)
RankNameAuthor
CardiomorphiFerussac 1822
CardioniFerussac 1822
CardiidiaFerussac 1822
CardiataFerussac 1822
superorderCardiiformiiFerussac 1822
orderHippuritida()
suborderRadiolitidina
superfamilyRadiolitoideaGray 1848
familyCaprinulidaeYanin 1989
genusCaprinulaOrbigny 1847

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.

G. †Caprinula Orbigny 1847
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available