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Cepatia cepacea

Gastropoda - Naticidae

Taxonomy
Natica cepacea was named by Lamarck (1804). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Grignon (Lamarck collection), which is in a Lutetian open shallow subtidal sandstone/sandstone in France.

It was recombined as Cepatia cepacea by Eames (1952), Okan and Hosgor (2008).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
C. cepacaea

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1804Natica cepacea Lamarck p. 96 figs. Pl 20, fig 2
1952Cepatia cepacea Eames p. 77
2008Cepatia cepacea Okan and Hosgor p. 792

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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)
superfamilyNaticoidea(Forbes 1838)
familyNaticidaeGuilding 1834
subfamilyPolinicinaeGray 1847
genusCepatiaGray 1842
speciescepacea()

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.

†Cepatia cepacea Lamarck 1804
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitef
Locomotion: actively mobilef
Life habit: semi-infaunalf
Diet: carnivoref
Vision: limitedc
Created: 2007-05-29 02:56:52
Modified: 2018-03-04 20:12:38
Source: f = family, c = class
Reference: Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Ypresian to the top of the Priabonian or 56.00000 to 33.90000 Ma

Collections (22 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Thanetian - Ypresian59.24 - 48.07Türkiye (Central Anatolia) Cepatia cepacea (99342)
Ypresian56.0 - 48.07Pakistan Cepatia cepacea (183928)
Lutetian48.07 - 41.03France (Picardie) Cepatia cepacea (178083)
Lutetian48.07 - 41.03United Kingdom (England) Cepatia cepacea (8124)
Lutetian48.07 - 41.03Pakistan Cepatia cepacea (183865 183935 183963 183964)
Lutetian48.07 - 41.03France Cepatia cepacea (171526) Natica cepacea (184107)
Bartonian41.03 - 37.71France Cepatia cepacea (78567)
Priabonian37.71 - 33.9Bulgaria (Kurdzhali) Cepatia cepacea (102406)
Priabonian37.71 - 33.9Bulgaria (Khaskovo) Cepatia cepacea (170995)
Priabonian37.71 - 33.9Italy Cepatia cepacea (78565)
Priabonian37.71 - 33.9Germany (Bavaria) Natica cepacea (10703)
Priabonian37.71 - 33.9Bulgaria Cepatia cepacea (102289 103763)
Priabonian37.71 - 33.9Romania Cepatia cepacea (101967 101974 102030 102032 102080)