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Cassis flammea

Gastropoda - Cassidae

Taxonomy
Buccinum flammeum was named by Linnaeus (1758). It is extant.

It was recombined as Cassidea flammea by Bruguiére (1792); it was recombined as Cassis flammea by Olsson (1922) and Beu (2010).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
C. abbreviatus, C. mombasana

Synonyms
  • Cassis alba was named by Perry (1811). It is extant.

    It was synonymized subjectively with Cassis flammea by Beu (2010).
  • Cassis marmorata was named by Röding (1798). It is extant.

    It was synonymized subjectively with Cassis flammea by Beu (2010).
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1758Buccinum flammeum Linnaeus p. 736
1792Cassidea flammea Bruguiére p. 429
1798Cassis marmorata Röding p. 29
1811Cassis alba Perry figs. pl. 33, fig. 2
1922Cassis flammea Olsson p. 135
2010Cassis flammea Beu p. 216

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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
subfamilyCassinaeLatreille 1825
genusCassisScopoli 1777
speciesflammea(Linnaeus 1758)

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.

Cassis flammea Linnaeus 1758
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Invalid names: Cassis alba Perry 1811 [synonym], Cassis marmorata Röding 1798 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available