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Cypraeovulinae

Gastropoda - Cypraeidae

Taxonomy
Cypraeovulinae was named by Schilder (1927). It is extant. Its type is Cypraeovula.

It was corrected as Cypraeovulini by Wilson (1993).

It was assigned to Cypraeidae by MacNeil (1960), Wilson (1993).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1927Cypraeovulinae Schilder
1960Cypraeovulinae MacNeil p. 52
1993Cypraeovulini Wilson p. 174

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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
subfamilyCypraeovulinaeSchilder 1927
subfamilyCypraeovulinaeSchilder 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.

Subfm. Cypraeovulinae Schilder 1927
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G. Cypraeovula Gray 1824
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G. Notocypraea Schilder 1927
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Subg. †Notocypraea (Notocypraea) Schilder 1941
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†Notocypraea darraghi Fehse 2010
†Notocypraea eryma Cotton 1947
†Notocypraea goudeyi Fehse 2011
Notocypraea hartsmithi Schilder 1967
†Notocypraea jonesiana Tate 1890
Invalid names: Thelxinovum Iredale 1931 [synonym]
G. †Notoluponia Schilder 1935
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†Notoluponia pyrulata Tate 1890
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 Gelasian or 37.71000 to 1.80000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 33.9 Ma

Collections (7 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Priabonian37.71 - 33.9Italy Cypraeovula sp. (78617)
Early/Lower Miocene23.04 - 15.98Australia (Western Australia) Cypraea pyrulata (70717)
Burdigalian - Langhian20.45 - 13.82Australia (Western Australia) Cypraea murraviana (34467)
Middle Miocene15.98 - 11.63Australia (Victoria) Cypraea jonesiana (179602)
Piacenzian - Gelasian3.6 - 1.8Australia (Victoria) Notocypraea eryma (51405)
Gelasian2.58 - 1.8Australia (Western Australia) Notocypraea goudeyi, Notocypraea darraghi (152532)
Pleistocene2.58 - 0.0117South Africa Cypraea capensis (122945)