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Neobernaya

Gastropoda - Cypraeidae

Taxonomy
Neobernaya was named by Schilder (1927) [Sepkoski's age data: T Plio R]. It is extant.

It was reranked as Zonaria (Neobernaya) by Groves (1994).

It was assigned to Zonaria by Groves (1994); to Neotaenioglossa by Sepkoski (2002); and to Pustulariinae by Meyer (2004).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1927Neobernaya Schilder
1994Zonaria (Neobernaya) Groves
2002Neobernaya Sepkoski
2004Neobernaya 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
subfamilyPustulariinaeGill 1871
genusNeobernayaSchilder 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. Neobernaya Schilder 1927
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Neobernaya porcellus Brocchi 1814
Neobernaya spadicea Swainson 1823 [chestnut cowry]
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Invalid names: Cypraea fernandoensis Arnold 1907 [synonym]
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 Early/Lower Pliocene to the top of the Late/Upper Pleistocene or 5.33300 to 0.01170 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 3.6 Ma

Collections (23 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Pliocene5.333 - 3.6USA (California) Cypraea fernandoensis (97233 208580)
Late/Upper Pliocene3.6 - 2.58USA (California) Cypraea spadicea (200398) Zonaria spadicea (238616 239463 239465)
Piacenzian3.6 - 2.58Italy (Siena) N. porcellus (179129)
Early/Lower Pleistocene2.58 - 0.774USA (California) Cypraea spadicea (202495)
Pleistocene2.58 - 0.0117Mexico (Baja California) Zonaria spadicea (96593)
Quaternary2.58 - 0.0USA (California) Zonaria spadicea (37937 37938)
Middle Pleistocene0.774 - 0.129USA (California) Cypraea fernandoensis (203113) Cypraea spadicea (202492) Zonaria fernandoensis (203114)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117USA (California) Cypraea spadicea (59063 222659 222660) Zonaria spadicea (96936 160361 219029 223041)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Mexico Zonaria spadicea (52347)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Mexico (Baja California) Zonaria spadicea (96591)