BIOTIC Species Information for Lacuna vincta
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| Researched by | Angus Jackson | Data supplied by | MarLIN |
| Refereed by | Dr John Grahame | ||
| Taxonomy | |||
| Scientific name | Lacuna vincta | Common name | Banded chink shell |
| MCS Code | W292 | Recent Synonyms | Lacuna carinata Kozloff, 1987. |
| Phylum | Mollusca | Subphylum | |
| Superclass | Class | Gastropoda | |
| Subclass | Prosobranchia | Order | Mesogastropoda |
| Suborder | Family | Littorinidae | |
| Genus | Lacuna | Species | vincta |
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| Additional Information | The taxonomy of the Gastropoda has been recently revised (see Ponder & Lindberg 1997, and Taylor 1996). Ponder & Lindberg (1997) suggest that Mesogastropoda should be included in a monophyletic clade, the Caenogastropoda. | ||
| Taxonomy References | Howson & Picton, 1997, Campbell, 1994, Hayward & Ryland, 1995b, Ponder & Lindberg 1997, Taylor, 1996, Bieler, 1992, | ||
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