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Monoplex trigonus

Gastropoda - Ranellidae

Taxonomy
Murex trigonus was named by Gmelin (1791). It is extant.

It was recombined as Cymatium trigonum by Fischer-Piette (1942); it was recombined as Cymatium (Septa) trigonum by Kilias (1973); it was recombined as Cymatium (Monoplex) trigonum by Beu (1985); it was recombined as Monoplex trigonus by Beu (2010).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1791Murex trigonus Gmelin p. 3549
1942Cymatium trigonum Fischer-Piette p. 217
1973Cymatium (Septa) trigonum Kilias p. 191
1985Cymatium (Monoplex) trigonum Beu p. 58
2010Monoplex trigonus Beu p. 175

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classGastropoda
RankNameAuthor
subclassCaenogastropoda(Cox 1959)
Sorbeoconcha(Ponder and Lindberg 1997)
Hypsogastropoda(Ponder and Lindberg 1997)
superorderLatrogastropodaRiedel 2000
superfamilyTonnoidea(Suter 1913)
familyRanellidaeGray 1854
genusMonoplexPerry 1811
speciestrigonus(Gmelin 1791)

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.

Monoplex trigonus Gmelin 1791
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Diagnosis
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