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Lyncina carneola (purple-mouthed cowry)

Gastropoda - Cypraeidae

Taxonomy
Cypraea carneola was named by Linnaeus (1758) [m. kosnik taxon no: 10472]. It is extant.

It was recombined as Lyncina carneola by Rosenberg et al. (2006).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1758Cypraea carneola Linnaeus
2002Cypraea carneola Wilson p. 112
2006Lyncina carneola Rosenberg 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)
familyCypraeidaeRafinesque 1815
subfamilyLuriinaeSchilder 1832
genusLyncina(Troschel 1863)
speciescarneola(Linnaeus 1758)

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.

Lyncina carneola Linnaeus 1758 [purple-mouthed cowry]
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Diagnosis
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