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Semicassis pyrum

Gastropoda - Cassidae

Taxonomy
Cassis pyrum was named by Lamarck (1822) [m. kosnik taxon no: 10511]. It is extant.

It was recombined as Semicassis pyrum by Wilson (2002) and Beu (2010).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
S. denseplicata, S. tostoma

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1822Cassis pyrum Lamarck
2002Semicassis pyrum Wilson p. 126
2010Semicassis pyrum Beu p. 244

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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
superfamilyTonnoidea(Suter 1913)
familyCassidaeLatreille 1825
subfamilyPhaliinaeBeu 1981
genusSemicassisMörch 1852
speciespyrum(Lamarck 1822)

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.

Semicassis pyrum Lamarck 1822
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available