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Amauropsis islandica

Gastropoda - Naticidae

Taxonomy
Nerita islandica was named by Gmelin (1791). It is extant.

It was recombined as Amauropsis islandica by Marincovich (1977) and Pastorino (2005).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
A. bulbiformis, A. burnsii, A. lirata, A. nativitatis

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1791Nerita islandica Gmelin
1835Natica helicoides Johnston
1977Amauropsis islandica Marincovich p. 217
1977Polinices (Hypterita) helicoides Marincovich pp. 296 - 299 figs. PI. 36, figs. 14
2005Amauropsis islandica Pastorino p. 252

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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)
superfamilyNaticoidea(Forbes 1838)
familyNaticidaeGuilding 1834
subfamilyAmpullospirinaeCox 1930
genusAmauropsisMörch 1857
speciesislandica(Gmelin 1791)

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.

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Invalid names: Natica helicoides Johnston 1835 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available