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Barycypraea

Gastropoda - Cypraeidae

Taxonomy
Barycypraea was named by Schilder (1927) [Sepkoski's age data: T Ol-l T Plio-l].

It was reranked as Zoila (Barycypraea) by Schilder (1927).

It was assigned to Zoila by Schilder (1927); to Neotaenioglossa by Sepkoski (2002); and to Bernayinae by Soriano (2006).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1927Barycypraea Schilder
1927Zoila (Barycypraea) Schilder
2002Barycypraea Sepkoski
2006Barycypraea Soriano p. 53

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classGastropoda
RankNameAuthor
subclassCaenogastropoda(Cox 1959)
—Sorbeoconcha(Ponder and Lindberg 1997)
—Hypsogastropoda(Ponder and Lindberg 1997)
superorderLatrogastropodaRiedel 2000
superfamilyCypraeoidea(Rafinesque 1815)
familyCypraeidaeRafinesque 1815
subfamilyBernayinaeSchilder 1927
genusBarycypraeaSchilder 1927

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. †Barycypraea Schilder 1927
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†Barycypraea bensoni Finlay 1927
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Invalid names: Barycypraea burialensis Martin 1928 [synonym], Cypraea ovata Martin 1879 [replaced]
†Barycypraea caputviperae Martin 1899
†Barycypraea humerosa Sowerby 1839
†Barycypraea murisimilis Martin 1879
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Invalid names: Barycypraea junghuhni Martin 1899 [synonym]
†Barycypraea orangensis Beets 1942
†Barycypraea saltoensis Clark and Durham 1946
†Barycypraea singuensis Vredenburg 1921
†Barycypraea subtetragona Martin 1879
†Barycypraea suryai Beets 1942
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitec
Locomotion: actively mobilef
Life habit: epifaunalf
Diet: omnivoref
Diet 2: grazerf
Vision: limitedc
Created: 2009-09-10 07:50:11
Modified: 2009-09-10 09:50:11
Source: f = family, c = class
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Kiessling 2004

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Late/Upper Eocene to the top of the Late/Upper Miocene or 37.20000 to 5.33300 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 33.9 Ma

Collections (19 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Eocene37.2 - 33.9Colombia (Sucre) Cypraea saltoensis (42828)
Late/Upper Eocene37.2 - 33.9Colombia (Bolivar) Cypraea saltoensis (3315)
Chattian28.1 - 23.03Myanmar Cypraea singuensis (76588)
Early/Lower Miocene23.03 - 15.97Pakistan Cypraea humerosa (77160 77164 77168 77171 77172 77173)
Burdigalian20.44 - 15.97India (Gujarat) Cypraea humerosa (179086)
Middle Miocene15.97 - 11.608Indonesia B. murisimilis (63040) B. suryai (70107) B. suryai, B. murisimilis, B. orangensis (70081)
Serravallian13.82 - 11.62Indonesia (West Java) Cypraea caputviperae, B. murisimilis (179626)
Late/Upper Miocene11.608 - 5.333Indonesia (Kalimantan) B. orangensis (42289)
Late/Upper Miocene11.608 - 5.333Indonesia Cypraea bensoni, B. murisimilis (70077) Cypraea bensoni, Cypraea junghuhni, B. murisimilis (70100) Cypraea subtetragona, B. murisimilis (70098)
Late/Upper Miocene11.608 - 5.333Indonesia (Java) B. murisimilis (179627)