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Palaeocypraea

Gastropoda - Cypraeidae

Taxonomy
Palaeocypraea was named by Schilder (1928) [Sepkoski's age data: J Tith T Than. TYPE LOCALITY: Danian, Denmark]. Its type is Cypraeacites spiratus.

It was reranked as Cypraea (Palaeocypraea) by Ravn (1933).

It was assigned to Cypraea by Ravn (1933); to Neotaenioglossa by Sepkoski (2002); to Cypraeidae by Darragh (2002); and to Archicypraeini by Groves (2004).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1928Palaeocypraea Schilder p. 17
1933Cypraea (Palaeocypraea) Ravn
2002Palaeocypraea Darragh p. 357
2002Palaeocypraea Sepkoski
2004Palaeocypraea Groves p. 44

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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
subfamilyBernayinaeSchilder 1927
tribeArchicypraeiniSchilder 1927
genusPalaeocypraea

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. †Palaeocypraea Schilder 1928
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Subg. †Palaeocypraea (Palaeocypraea) Schilder 1928
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Invalid names: Palaeocypraea striata Zekeli 1852 [replaced]
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Invalid names: Palaeocypraea (Palaeocypraea) antiqua Sayn 1932 [replaced]
Subg. Palaeocypraea (Pustulariopsis) Schilder 1941
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Invalid names: Palaeocypraea (Pustulariopsis) retusa Parona and Prever 1909 [synonym]
†Palaeocypraea corsicanana Stephenson 1941
†Palaeocypraea eripnides Darragh 2002
†Palaeocypraea fontana Anderson 1958
†Palaeocypraea grooti Richards and Shapiro 1963
†Palaeocypraea nuciformis Stephenson 1941
†Palaeocypraea spirata von Schlotheim 1820
†Palaeocypraea squyeri Campbell 1893
†Palaeocypraea suciensis Whiteaves 1895
†Palaeocypraea suecica Schilder 1928
†Palaeocypraea wilfredi Groves 2004
Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
L. T. Groves 2004Shell small to medium in size, elongated, spire broad and partially covered, aperture wide with deep terminal canals and fine dentition; fossula broad, concave and smooth.
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 Tithonian to the top of the Rupelian or 152.10000 to 28.10000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 145.0 Ma

Collections (30 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Tithonian152.1 - 145.0Czech Republic Cypraea tithonica (189840)
Tithonian152.1 - 145.0Italy (Palermo) Cypraea titonica (179803)
Late/Upper Barremian130.0 - 125.45France (Barcelonne) Cypraea antiqua, Zittelia drumensis (179817)
Albian113.0 - 100.5USA (California) Cypraea fontana (176021)
Early/Lower Cenomanian99.6 - 93.5Italy Cypraea pustulifera, Ovula striata, Cypraea retusa (180658)
Late/Upper Cenomanian99.6 - 93.5Czech Republic (Praha) Cypraea korycanensis (179027)
Late/Upper Cenomanian99.6 - 93.5Czech Republic Cypraea korycanensis (179026)
Turonian93.9 - 89.8France (Var) P. vayssierei (180659)
Santonian86.3 - 83.6South Africa (Eastern Cape) Bernaya caffrarica (177883)
Campanian83.6 - 72.1India Cypraea anomala (180639)
Early/Lower Campanian83.5 - 70.6USA (California) P. wilfredi (176365)
Late/Upper Campanian83.5 - 70.6USA (Washington) Cypraea suciensis (179073)
Late/Upper Campanian83.5 - 70.6USA (Texas) Cypraea gracilis (7472 7503)
Maastrichtian72.1 - 66.0USA (Texas) Cypraea nuciformis (7480)
Maastrichtian72.1 - 66.0USA (Wyoming) Cypraea squyeri (176023)
Early/Lower Maastrichtian70.6 - 66.0Egypt Proadusta deserti (180640)
Early/Lower Maastrichtian70.6 - 66.0USA (Delaware) Cypraea grooti (176022)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian70.6 - 66.0Egypt (New Valley) Erato n. sp., Cypraea sp. (180641)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian70.6 - 66.0India Cypraea globulina (41428)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian70.6 - 66.0Netherlands (Limburg) Cypraea limburgensis, P. maestrichtensis (85267)
Danian66.0 - 61.6Greenland P. sp. (22943)
Danian66.0 - 61.6Sweden P. spirata, P. suecica (179647)
Danian66.0 - 61.6Denmark P. sp., P. spirata (176994) P. spirata (35040 179652) P. spirata, P. suecica, Vicetia faxensis (137438)
Teurian - Waipawan66.0 - 53.0New Zealand (Chatham Islands) P. eripnides (175971)
Ypresian56.0 - 47.8Saudi Arabia (Ash Sharqiyah) Bernaya libyca (42459)
Rupelian33.9 - 28.1Australia (South Australia) P. eripnides (170993)