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Alvinia purpurea

Gastropoda - Rissoidae

Taxonomy
Alvania purpurea was named by Dall (1871). It is extant. Its type specimen is USNM 56416, a shell.

It was recombined as Alvinia purpurea by Hendy (2021).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1871Alvania purpurea Dall p. 116
2021Alvinia purpurea Hendy

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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)
superfamilyRissooideaGray 1847
familyRissoidaeGray 1847
subfamilyRissoinaeGray 1847
genusAlviniaBrusina 1870
speciespurpurea(Dall 1871)

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.

Alvinia purpurea Dall 1871
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Diagnosis
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