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Nucleolaria
Taxonomy
Cypraea (Nucleolaria) was named by Oyama (1959) [m. kosnik taxon no: 7878]. It is extant.
It was reranked as Nucleolaria by Groves (1994), Meyer (2003) and Groves and Squires (2023).
It was assigned to Cypraea by Oyama (1959) and Wilson (1993); to Erosariini by Groves (1994); and to Erosariinae by Meyer (2003) and Groves and Squires (2023).
It was reranked as Nucleolaria by Groves (1994), Meyer (2003) and Groves and Squires (2023).
It was assigned to Cypraea by Oyama (1959) and Wilson (1993); to Erosariini by Groves (1994); and to Erosariinae by Meyer (2003) and Groves and Squires (2023).
Subtaxa
Synonymy list
Year | Name and author |
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1959 | Cypraea (Nucleolaria) Oyama pp. 361 - 362 |
1993 | Cypraea (Nucleolaria) Wilson p. 185 |
1994 | Nucleolaria Groves p. 247 |
2003 | Nucleolaria Meyer |
2023 | Nucleolaria Groves and Squires p. 8 |
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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.
G. Nucleolaria Oyama 1959
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†Nucleolaria bezoyensis Dolin and Lozouet 2004
†Nucleolaria cowlitziana Groves 1994
Nucleolaria granulata Pease 1862
Diagnosis
Reference | Diagnosis | |
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L. T. Groves 1994 | Shell small to medium in size; coarse to fine dorsal nodules with fine inter-nodular threads; prominent dorsal sulcus; coarse ventral ribs; fossula smooth and deep. | |
L. T. Groves and R. L. Squires 2023 | Shell small to medium in size; coarse to fine dorsal nodules with fine inter-nodular threads; prominent dorsal sulcus; coarse ribs on base of shell; fossula deep with strong dentition (Jousseaume, 1884: p. 98). |