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Piliscus radiatus

Gastropoda - Velutinidae

Taxonomy
Capulus radiatus was named by Sars (1851). It is extant. It is the type species of Capulacmaea.

It was recombined as Capulacmaea radiatus by Sars (1859); it was recombined as Piliscus radiatus by Gofas et al. (2001).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1851Capulus radiatus Sars
1859Capulacmaea radiatus Sars
2001Piliscus radiatus Gofas et al.

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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
subfamilyCapulacmaeinaeGulbin and Golikov 1990
genusPiliscusLoven 1859
speciesradiatus(Sars 1851)

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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