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Hexaplex (Trunculariopsis)

Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Muricidae

Taxonomy
Trunculariopsis was named by Cossmann (1921) [Sepkoski's age data: T Mi R]. It is extant.

It was reranked as Hexaplex (Trunculariopsis) by Landau et al. (2007).

It was assigned to Neogastropoda by Sepkoski (2002); and to Hexaplex by Landau et al. (2007).

Synonyms
  • Truncularia was named by Wiegmann (1832). It is extant.

    It was reranked as Murex (Truncularia) by Ruggieri (1959); it was synonymized subjectively with Hexaplex (Trunculariopsis) by Landau et al. (2007).

    It was assigned to Murex by Ruggieri (1959).
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1921Trunculariopsis Cossmann
1959Murex (Truncularia) Ruggieri p. 18
2002Trunculariopsis Sepkoski
2007Hexaplex (Trunculariopsis) Landau et al. p. 8

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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
familyMuricidaeRafinesque 1815
genusHexaplexPerry 1811
subgenusTrunculariopsis(Cossmann 1921)

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.

Subg. Hexaplex (Trunculariopsis) Cossmann 1921
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Invalid names: Murex dumosus De Stefani 1875 [synonym]
Hexaplex (Trunculariopsis) campanii De Stefani and Pantanelli 1878
Invalid names: Hexaplex (Truncularia) Wiegmann 1832 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available