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Melicerona

Gastropoda - Cypraeidae

Taxonomy
Melicerona was named by Iredale (1930). It is extant.

It was reranked as Erronea (Melicerona) by Cate (1967).

It was assigned to Erronea by Cate (1967); and to Erroneinae by Soriano (2006).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1930Melicerona Iredale
1967Erronea (Melicerona) Cate p. 39
2006Melicerona Soriano

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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
superfamilyCypraeoidea(Rafinesque 1815)
familyCypraeidaeRafinesque 1815
subfamilyErroneinaeSchilder 1927
genusMeliceronaIredale 1930

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.

G. Melicerona Iredale 1930
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Invalid names: Erronea (Melicerona) listeri Gray 1824 [synonym]
Diagnosis
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