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Velutina velutina

Gastropoda - Velutinidae

Taxonomy
Bulla velutina was named by Müller (1776). It is extant.

It was recombined as Velutina velutina by Backeljau (1986) and Hendy (2021).

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1758Helix laevigata Linnaeus
1776Bulla velutina Müller
1957Velutina laevigata Valentine
1986Velutina velutina Backeljau
2021Velutina velutina Hendy

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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)
familyVelutinidaeGray 1840
subfamilyVelutininaeGray 1840
genusVelutinaFleming 1821
speciesvelutina(Müller 1776)

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.

Velutina velutina Müller 1776
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Invalid names: Helix laevigata Linnaeus 1758 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available