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Sphaerocypraea globularis

Gastropoda - Eocypraeidae

Taxonomy
Cypraea globularis was named by Sowerby (1850). It is extant.

It was recombined as Eocypraea globularis by Tracey et al. (1996); it was recombined as Sphaerocypraea globularis by Schnetler and Heilmann-Clausen (2011).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1850Cypraea globularis Sowerby
1996Eocypraea globularis Tracey et al.
2011Sphaerocypraea globularis Schnetler and Heilmann-Clausen p. 65

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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)
familyEocypraeidaeSchilder 1924
subfamilySulcocypraeinaeSchilder 1939
tribeSulcocypraeiniSchilder 1939
genusSphaerocypraeaSchilder 1927
speciesglobularis(Sowerby 1850)

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
No diagnoses are available