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Polinices shumardianus

Gastropoda - Naticidae

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1864Lunatia shumardiana Gabb p. 106 figs. pl. 19, fig. 61
1922Gyrodes californica Packard p. 429 figs. Plate 35, figures 2a and 2b
1927Polinices shumardianus Stewart p. 325 figs. pl. 21, fig. 11
1937Euspira shumardiana Popenoe p. 398 figs. Plate 49, figure 3

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classGastropoda
RankNameAuthor
subclassCaenogastropoda(Cox 1959)
Sorbeoconcha(Ponder and Lindberg 1997)
Hypsogastropoda(Ponder and Lindberg 1997)
superfamilyNaticoidea(Forbes 1838)
familyNaticidaeGuilding 1834
subfamilyPolinicinaeGray 1847
genusPolinicesMonfort 1810
speciesshumardianus()

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Invalid names: Gyrodes californica Packard 1922 [synonym]
Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
E. L. Packard 1922 (Gyrodes californica)Shell medium size, nearly as high as broad, spire low, consisting of three whorls, which are depressed, rounded without groove or tabulation; suture appressed; aperture subcircular, broadly rounded below and angulated above; umbilicus very small; surface sculptured by irregular lines of growth. Height of type, about 17 mm.; diameter of body whorl, 19.5 mm.