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Pedicularia

Gastropoda - Cypraeidae

Taxonomy

Pedicularia was named by Swainson (1840) [Sepkoski's age data: T Eo-u R Sepkoski's reference number: 550]. It is extant.

It was assigned to Ovulidae by Ladd (1977) and Ladd (1982); to Neotaenioglossa by Sepkoski (2002); and to Pediculariini by Bouchet and Gofas (2016).

Species

P. (Pedicularia), P. californica, P. cimbrica, P. deshayesiana, P. navakaensis, P. pacifica (syn. P. stylasteris)

Synonyms

Pedicularia (Pediculariona) was named by Iredale (1935). It is extant.

It was synonymized subjectively with Pedicularia by Bouchet and Gofas (2016).

It was assigned to Pedicularia by Iredale (1935) and Ladd (1977).
Mioseguenzia was named by Nordsieck (1973). It is extant.

It was synonymized subjectively with Pedicularia by Bouchet and Gofas (2016).
Pediculariella was named by Thiele (1925). It is extant.

It was synonymized subjectively with Pedicularia by Bouchet and Gofas (2016).
Thyreus was named by Philippi (1844). It is extant.

It was synonymized subjectively with Pedicularia by Bouchet (2016).

Synonymy list

Year	Name and author
1840	Pedicularia Swainson p. 357
1844	Thyreus Philippi
1925	Pediculariella Thiele
1935	Pedicularia (Pediculariona) Iredale p. 101
1973	Mioseguenzia Nordsieck
1977	Pedicularia Ladd p. 25
1977	Pedicularia (Pediculariona) Ladd p. 25
1982	Pedicularia Ladd p. 37
2002	Pedicularia Sepkoski
2016	Pedicularia Bouchet and Gofas

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Rank	Name	Author
kingdom	Animalia	()
—	Bilateria
—	Eubilateria	Ax 1987
—	Protostomia
—	Spiralia
superphylum	Lophotrochozoa
phylum	Mollusca
class	Gastropoda
subclass	Caenogastropoda	(Cox 1959)

Rank	Name	Author
—	Sorbeoconcha	(Ponder and Lindberg 1997)
—	Hypsogastropoda	(Ponder and Lindberg 1997)
superorder	Latrogastropoda	Riedel 2000
superfamily	Cypraeoidea	(Rafinesque 1815)
family	Cypraeidae	Rafinesque 1815
subfamily	Pseudocypraeinae	Steadman and Cotton 1943
tribe	Pediculariini	Gray 1853
genus	Pedicularia	Swainson 1840

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. Pedicularia Swainson 1840

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Subg. Pedicularia (Pedicularia) Swainson 1840

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Pedicularia (Pedicularia) sicula Swainson 1840

Invalid names: Pedicularia paradoxus Philippi 1844 [synonym]

Pedicularia californica Newcomb 1864

Pedicularia cimbrica Sorgenfrei 1958

†Pedicularia deshayesiana Seguenza 1865

†Pedicularia navakaensis Ladd 1982

Pedicularia pacifica Pease 1865

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Invalid names: Pedicularia stylasteris Iredale 1935 [synonym]

Invalid names: Mioseguenzia Nordsieck 1973 [synonym], Pediculariella Thiele 1925 [synonym], Pediculariona Iredale 1935 [synonym], Thyreus Philippi 1844 [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 Priabonian to the top of the Holocene or 38.00000 to 0.00000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 33.9 Ma

Collections (6 total)

Time interval	Ma	Country or state	Original ID and collection number
Priabonian	38.0 - 33.9	Tonga	P. sp. (43006)
Messinian	7.246 - 5.333	Spain	P. sp. (56687)
Piacenzian	3.6 - 2.588	Spain	P. deshayesiana (80561 80562)
Pleistocene	2.588 - 0.0117	Vanuatu	P. navakaensis (78046)
Holocene	0.0117 - 0.0	Marshall Islands	P. pacifica (43306)