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Muricacea
Taxonomy
Muricacea was named by de Costa (1776) [m. kosnik taxon no: 10231].
It was synonymized objectively with Muricoidea by Kosnik (2002).
It was assigned to Stenoglossa by Sohl (1964); to Gymnoglossa by Ward and Blackwelder (1987); to Neogastropoda by Adegoke (1977), Hickman (1980), Squires (1984) and Saul (1988); and to Caenogastropoda by Petuch (1992).
It was synonymized objectively with Muricoidea by Kosnik (2002).
It was assigned to Stenoglossa by Sohl (1964); to Gymnoglossa by Ward and Blackwelder (1987); to Neogastropoda by Adegoke (1977), Hickman (1980), Squires (1984) and Saul (1988); and to Caenogastropoda by Petuch (1992).
Synonymy list
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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.
Superfm. †Muricacea de Costa 1776
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Fm. Thaididae Röding 1798
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G. Drupa Röding 1798
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Subg. Drupa (Drupa) Röding 1798
Invalid names: Ricinella Schumacher 1817 [synonym], Ricinula Lamarck 1816 [synonym], Sistrum Montfort 1810 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available