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Crepidula (Spirocrypta)

Gastropoda - Neotaenioglossa - Calyptraeidae

Taxonomy
Crypta (Spirocrypta) was named by Gabb (1864) [Sepkoski's age data: T Eo-u]. Its type is Crypta pileum.

It was considered an invalid subgroup of Crepidula by Stewart (1927) and Moore (1976); it was Crepidula (Spirocrypta) by Clark (1938); it was reranked as Spirocrypta by Sepkoski (2002) and Saul and Squires (2008).

It was assigned to Crypta by Gabb (1864); to Crepidula by Clark (1938); to Neotaenioglossa by Sepkoski (2002); and to Trichotropidae by Saul and Squires (2008).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1864Crypta (Spirocrypta) Gabb
1938Crepidula (Spirocrypta) Clark pp. 701-702 figs. pl. 4, fig. 19
2002Spirocrypta Sepkoski
2008Spirocrypta Saul and Squires pp. 131 - 132

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classGastropoda
RankNameAuthor
subclassCaenogastropoda(Cox 1959)
orderNeotaenioglossaHaller 1882
suborderPtenoglossa(Gray 1853)
superfamilyCalyptraeoideaLamarck 1809
familyCalyptraeidaeLamarck 1809
genusCrepidulaLamarck 1799
subgenusSpirocrypta()

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. †Crepidula (Spirocrypta) Gabb 1864
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Diagnosis
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