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Callistocypraea aurantium

Gastropoda - Cypraeidae

Taxonomy
Cypraea aurantium was named by Gmelin (1791). It is extant. It is the type species of Callistocypraea.

It was recombined as Callistocypraea aurantium by Schilder (1927).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1791Cypraea aurantium Gmelin
1927Callistocypraea aurantium Schilder

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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
subfamilyLuriinaeSchilder 1832
genusCallistocypraea(Troschel 1863)
speciesaurantium(Gmelin 1791)

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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