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Monetaria

Gastropoda - Cypraeidae

Taxonomy
Monetaria was named by Troschel (1863) [Sepkoski's age data: T Mi-l-u R Sepkoski's reference number: 121]. It is extant.

It was reranked as Cypraea (Monetaria) by Abrard (1946).

It was assigned to Cypraea by Abrard (1946); to Neotaenioglossa by Sepkoski (2002); and to Erosariinae by Meyer (2003).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1863Monetaria Troschel
1946Cypraea (Monetaria) Abrard p. 100
2002Monetaria Sepkoski
2003Monetaria Meyer

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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
subfamilyErosariinaeSchilder 1924
genusMonetariaTroschel 1863

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. Monetaria Troschel 1863
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Subg. Monetaria (Ornamentaria) Schilder and Schilder 1936
Monetaria annulus Linnaeus 1758
Monetaria moneta Linnaeus 1758
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: Kiessling 2004, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Rupelian to the top of the Holocene or 33.90000 to 0.00000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 27.3 Ma

Collections (13 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Rupelian33.9 - 27.3France (Landes) M. moneta (176463)
Early/Lower Miocene23.04 - 15.98Fiji (Vitu Levu) Cypraea moneta (179499)
Early/Lower Pliocene5.333 - 3.6Northern Mariana Islands Cypraea moneta (77940)
Pliocene - Pleistocene5.333 - 0.0117Guam Cypraea moneta (77937)
Pleistocene2.58 - 0.0117Sudan Cypraea moneta (101414)
Pleistocene2.58 - 0.0117Vanuatu Cypraea moneta (77905 77906)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Saudi Arabia Cypraea annulus (107972)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117French Polynesia M. moneta (194003)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Djibouti Cypraea annulus (96787)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Australia (Western Australia) Cypraea annulus (63318)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Marshall Islands Cypraea moneta (43325)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Vanuatu Cypraea moneta (77907)