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Transovula (Oxycypraea) symmetrica

Gastropoda - Eocypraeidae

Taxonomy
Ovula symmetrica was named by Aldrich (1903).

It was recombined as Transovula symmetrica by Schilder (1941); it was recombined as Transovula (Oxycypraea) symmetrica by Palmer (1937) and Darragh (1970).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1903Ovula symmetrica Aldrich p. 99 figs. pl. 3 f. 10
1937Transovula (Oxycypraea) symmetrica Palmer p. 237 figs. pi. 30, fig. 22
1941Transovula symmetrica Schilder p. 106
1970Transovula (Oxycypraea) symmetrica Darragh p. 237 figs. pl. 30 f. 22

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classGastropoda
subclassCaenogastropoda(Cox 1959)
Sorbeoconcha(Ponder and Lindberg 1997)
RankNameAuthor
Hypsogastropoda(Ponder and Lindberg 1997)
superorderLatrogastropodaRiedel 2000
superfamilyCypraeoidea(Rafinesque 1815)
familyEocypraeidaeSchilder 1924
subfamilyEocypraeinaeSchilder 1924
tribeEocypraeiniSchilder 1924
genusTransovulaSchilder 1924
subgenusOxycypraea
speciessymmetrica(Aldrich 1903)

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.

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Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
T. A. Darragh 1970Shell smooth exteriorly, spire produced, pointed and slightly spatulate, outer lip reflected, margined on the interior with numerous crenulations, and curved from spire to base. Aperture narrow, the inner margin of same denticulated near the spire and with three or four folds at base.