Concise hierarchy

(Kingdom) Animalia - (Phylum) Mollusca - (Class) Gastropoda - (Order) Sorbeoconcha

Current position

Buccinoidea (Superfamily) Rafinesque, 1815

Ref: P. Bouchet & J.-P. Rocroi, 2005: 255.

Alternative positions

Buccinacea (Superfamily) Rafinesque, 1815	Ref: F.J. Springsteen & F.M. Leobrera, 1986: 170.
Muricacea (Superfamily) de Costa, 1776	Ref: K.J. Boss, 1982: 1015.
Muricoidea (Superfamily) Rafinesque, 1815	Ref: E.E. Ruppert et al., 2004: 340.

Historical positions

Buccinoidea (Superfamily) Rafinesque, 1815	Ref: P. Bouchet & J.-P. Rocroi, 2005: 255.
Muricoidea (Superfamily) Rafinesque, 1815	Ref: E.E. Ruppert et al., 2004: 340.
Muricoidea (Superfamily) Rafinesque, 1815	Ref: R.H. de Bruyne, 2003: 312.
Gastropoda (Class) Cuvier, 1795	Ref: P. Bouchet et al., 2001: 194. [rough position]
Muricoidea (Superfamily) Rafinesque, 1815	Ref: V.G. Millard, 1997: 149.
Neogastropoda (Order) Wenz, 1938	Ref: R.C. Brusca & G.J. Brusca, 1990
Buccinacea (Superfamily) Rafinesque, 1815	Ref: F.J. Springsteen & F.M. Leobrera, 1986: 170, 364.
Muricacea (Superfamily) de Costa, 1776	Ref: K.J. Boss, 1982: 1015-1016.

Number of Subtaxa

2024	Available in Systema Naturae 2000	34g;41s; †1g;2s
1989-present	Systema Naturae 2000	2sf>50g
1997	V.G. Millard: 151	[39g]
1982	K.J. Boss: 1015	2sf>50g