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Cypraeorbis splendens

Gastropoda - Cypraeidae

Taxonomy
Cypraea splendens was named by Grateloup (1840). It is a 3D body fossil.

It was recombined as Cypraea (Proadusta) splendens by Sacco (1894); it was recombined as Proadusta splendens by Bellardi and Sacco (1904); it was recombined as Cypraeorbis splendens by Dolin and Lozouet (2004).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1840Cypraea splendens Grateloup
1894Cypraea (Proadusta) splendens Sacco p. 33
1904Proadusta splendens Bellardi and Sacco
2004Cypraeorbis splendens Dolin and Lozouet p. 24

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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
tribeCypraeorbini(Schilder 1927)
genusCypraeorbisConrad 1865
speciessplendens(Grateloup 1840)

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.

Cypraeorbis splendens Grateloup 1840
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Diagnosis
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