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Lachryma vulcania

Gastropoda - Eratoidae

Taxonomy
Erato vulcania was named by Marwick (1926) [TYPE LOCALITY: Lorne, N. Otago (Kaiatan - E. Priabonian).]. It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Lorne, which is in a Kaiatan marine tuff in the Waiareka tuff Formation of New Zealand.

It was recombined as Proterato vulcania by Fleming (1966); it was recombined as Lachryma vulcania by Beu et al. (1990).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1926Erato vulcania Marwick p. 314 figs. pl. 72, figs. 25
1966Proterato vulcania Fleming p. 278
1990Lachryma vulcania Beu et al. p. 408

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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)
familyEratoidaeGill 1871
subfamilyEratoinaeGill 1871
genusLachrymaGray 1832
speciesvulcania()

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.

Lachryma vulcania Marwick 1926
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Diagnosis
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