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Fusimitra swainsoni

Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Mitridae

Taxonomy
Mitra swainsoni was named by Broderip (1836). It is extant.

It was recombined as Mitra (Pleioptygma) swainsonii by Woodring (1964); it was recombined as Fusimitra swainsoni by Landau and Marques da Silva (2010).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
F. perexilis

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1836Mitra swainsoni Broderip
1964Mitra (Pleioptygma) swainsonii Woodring p. 282
2010Fusimitra swainsoni Landau and Marques da Silva p. 89

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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
superfamilyMitroideaSwainson 1831
familyMitridaeSwainson 1831
subfamilyMitrinaeSwainson 1831
genusFusimitraConrad 1855
speciesswainsoni(Broderip 1836)

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.

Fusimitra swainsoni Broderip 1836
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Diagnosis
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