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Blasicrura rhinoceros

Gastropoda - Cypraeidae

Taxonomy
Cypraea rhinoceros was named by Souverbi (1865). It is extant. It is the type species of Blasicrura, Blasicrura (Blasicrura).

It was recombined as Blasicrura (Blasicrura) rhinoceros by Schilder (1941); it was recombined as Bistolida (Blasicrura) rhinoceros by Cate (1967); it was recombined as Blasicrura rhinoceros by Iredale (1934) and Meyer (2003).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1865Cypraea rhinoceros Souverbi
1934Blasicrura rhinoceros Iredale
1941Blasicrura (Blasicrura) rhinoceros Schilder p. 99
1967Bistolida (Blasicrura) rhinoceros Cate
2003Blasicrura rhinoceros Meyer

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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
subfamilyErroneinaeSchilder 1927
tribeErroneini
genusBlasicruraIredale 1934
speciesrhinoceros(Souverbi 1865)

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.

Blasicrura rhinoceros Souverbi 1865
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Diagnosis
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