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Murex (Subpterynotus)

Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Muricidae

Taxonomy
Murex (Subpterynotus) was named by Olsson and Harbison (1953). It is extant.

It was assigned to Murex by Olsson and Harbison (1953).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1953Murex (Subpterynotus) Olsson and Harbison p. 246

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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
orderNeogastropodaThiele 1929
superfamilyMuricoideade Costa 1776
familyMuricidaeRafinesque 1815
subfamilyMuricinaeda Costa 1776
genusMurexLinnaeus 1758
subgenusSubpterynotusOlsson and Harbison 1953

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.

Subg. Murex (Subpterynotus) Olsson and Harbison 1953
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Diagnosis
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