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Blasicrura

Gastropoda - Cypraeidae

Taxonomy
Blasicrura was named by Iredale (1934) [Sepkoski's age data: T Plio-u R]. It is extant. Its type is Cypraea rhinoceros.

It was reranked as Bistolida (Blasicrura) by Cate (1967); it was reranked as Cypraea (Blasicrura) by Okutaini (2000).

It was assigned to Bistolida by Cate (1967); to Cypraea by Okutaini (2000); to Neotaenioglossa by Sepkoski (2002); and to Erroneini by Meyer (2003).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1934Blasicrura Iredale
1967Bistolida (Blasicrura) Cate p. 39
2000Cypraea (Blasicrura) Okutaini p. 235
2002Blasicrura Sepkoski
2003Blasicrura Meyer

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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)
familyCypraeidaeRafinesque 1815
subfamilyErroneinaeSchilder 1927
tribeErroneini
genusBlasicruraIredale 1934

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. Blasicrura Iredale 1934
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Subg. Blasicrura (Blasicrura) Iredale 1934
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Blasicrura rhinoceros Souverbi 1865
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available