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Purpurellidae (disused)

Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Purpurellidae

Taxonomy
Purpurellidae was named by Bellardi (1882) [m. kosnik taxon no: 9996].

It was assigned to Muricoidea by Ponder and Warén (1988).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1882Purpurellidae Bellardi
1988Purpurellidae Ponder and Warén p. 304

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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)
superorderLatrogastropodaRiedel 2000
orderNeogastropodaThiele 1929
superfamilyMuricoideade Costa 1776
familyPurpurellidaeBellardi 1882
familyPurpurellidaeBellardi 1882

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.

Fm. †Purpurellidae Bellardi 1882
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Diagnosis
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