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Cuvierina

Gastropoda - Opisthobranchiata - Cavoliniidae

Taxonomy
Cuvierina was named by Boas (1886) [Sepkoski's age data: T Eo-m-l R Sepkoski's reference number: 1011]. It is extant.

It was assigned to Cavolinidae by Gardner (1947); to Cavoliniidae by Todd (2001); and to Thecosomata by Sepkoski (2002).

Species
C. (Urceolarica), C. astesana, C. columnella, C. paronai
Species lacking formal opinion data
C. inflata, C. ludbrooki

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1827Cuvieria Rang p. 322
1886Cuvierina Boas p. 131
1947Cuvierina Gardner p. 257
2001Cuvierina Todd
2002Cuvierina Sepkoski

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
RankNameAuthor
phylumMollusca
classGastropoda
orderOpisthobranchiata(Milne-Edwards 1848)
orderThecosomataBlainville 1823
familyCavoliniidaed'Orbigny 1842
genusCuvierinaBoas 1886

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. Cuvierina Boas 1886
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Subg. †Cuvierina (Urceolarica) Janssen 2006
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Invalid names: Trypetera columnella Bronn 1862 [synonym]
†Cuvierina astesana Rang 1829
†Cuvierina columnella Rang 1827
†Cuvierina paronai Checchia-Rispoli 1921
Invalid names: Cuvieria Rang 1827 [replaced]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitec
Locomotion: actively mobilef
Life habit: nektonicf
Diet: carnivoref
Vision: limitedc
Created: 2009-09-10 07:42:46
Modified: 2009-09-10 09:42:46
Source: f = family, c = class
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Burdigalian to the top of the Late/Upper Pleistocene or 20.45000 to 0.01170 Ma

Collections (19 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Burdigalian20.45 - 15.98USA (Florida) C. columnella (42443)
Burdigalian20.45 - 15.98France (Aquitaine) C. paronai (70203)
Burdigalian20.45 - 15.98France C. paronai (74867 74868 74869 171360)
Langhian15.98 - 13.82France C. paronai (70313)
Serravallian13.82 - 11.63Cyprus Cuvieria sp. (71881)
Tortonian11.63 - 7.246Dominican Republic C. astesana (99852 131369 131371)
Zanclean5.333 - 3.6Dominican Republic C. sp. (181403)
Zanclean5.333 - 3.6Holy See (Vatican City State) Cuvieria astesana (209253)
Zanclean5.333 - 3.6Portugal C. intermedia (152328)
Zanclean - Piacenzian5.333 - 2.58Italy C. intermedia, C. astesana (178221)
Piacenzian3.6 - 2.58Spain C. inflata, C. astesana (80563) C. ludbrooki, C. astesana (80558 80559)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Japan C. columnella (88886)