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Pustularia globulus

Gastropoda - Cypraeidae

Taxonomy
Cypraea globulus was named by Linnaeus (1758). It is extant.

It was recombined as Globularia globulus by Sowerby (1842); it was recombined as Pustularia globulus by Schilder (1968); it was recombined as Cypraea (Pustularia) globulus by Ladd (1977).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1758Cypraea globulus Linnaeus
1842Globularia globulus Sowerby
1968Pustularia globulus Schilder p. 269
1977Cypraea (Pustularia) globulus Ladd p. 21 figs. Plate 3, figures 6, 7

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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
subfamilyPustulariinaeGill 1871
genusPustulariaSwainson 1840
speciesglobulus(Linnaeus 1758)

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.

Pustularia globulus Linnaeus 1758
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Diagnosis
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