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Staphylaea limacina

Gastropoda - Cypraeidae

Taxonomy
Cypraea limacina was named by Lamarck (1810) [m. kosnik taxon no: 10484]. It is extant.

It was recombined as Staphylaea limacina by Lamarck (1810) and Burgess (1970).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1810Cypraea limacina Lamarck
1810Staphylaea limacina Lamarck
1970Staphylaea limacina Burgess
2002Cypraea limacina Wilson p. 116

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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
subfamilyErosariinaeSchilder 1924
genusStaphylaeaJousseaume 1884
specieslimacina()

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.

Staphylaea limacina Lamarck 1810
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available