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Lyncina (Callistocypraea)

Gastropoda - Cypraeidae

Taxonomy
Callistocypraea was named by Schilder (1927) [Sepkoski's age data: T Eo-u R Sepkoski's reference number: 121]. It is extant. Its type is Cypraea aurantium.

It was reranked as Lyncina (Callistocypraea) by Meyer (2003).

It was assigned to Cypraeini by Schilder (1941); to Neotaenioglossa by Sepkoski (2002); and to Lyncina by Meyer (2003).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1927Callistocypraea Schilder
1941Callistocypraea Schilder p. 86
2002Callistocypraea Sepkoski
2003Lyncina (Callistocypraea) Meyer

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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
superfamilyCypraeoidea(Rafinesque 1815)
familyCypraeidaeRafinesque 1815
subfamilyLuriinaeSchilder 1832
genusLyncina(Troschel 1863)
subgenusCallistocypraea()

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. Lyncina (Callistocypraea) Schilder 1927
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Diagnosis
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