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Siphocypraea (Pahayokea) alligator

Gastropoda - Cypraeidae

Taxonomy
Siphocypraea alligator was named by Petuch (1994).

It was recombined as Siphocypraea (Pahayokea) alligator by Petuch (2003).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1994Siphocypraea alligator Petuch
2003Siphocypraea (Pahayokea) alligator Petuch

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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
genusSiphocypraeaHeilprin 1897
subgenusPahayokea
speciesalligator(Petuch 1994)

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
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