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Transovula acuminata

Gastropoda - Eocypraeidae

Taxonomy
Cypraea acuminata was named by Melleville (1843).

It was recombined as Eocypraea (Transovula) acuminata by Cahuzac and Janssen (2010); it was recombined as Transovula acuminata by Bouchet (2017).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1843Cypraea acuminata Melleville
2010Eocypraea (Transovula) acuminata Cahuzac and Janssen
2017Transovula acuminata Bouchet

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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)
familyEocypraeidaeSchilder 1924
subfamilyEocypraeinaeSchilder 1924
genusTransovula(De Gregorio 1880)
speciesacuminata(Melleville 1843)

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.

†Transovula acuminata Melleville 1843
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available