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Trona leporina

Gastropoda - Cypraeidae

Taxonomy
Cypraea leporina was named by Lamarck (1810). It is extant. It is the type species of Cypraea (Basterotia), Cavicypraea, Cypraea (Cavicypraea).

It was recombined as Cypraea (Basterotia) leporina by Sacco (1894); it was recombined as Cypraea (Cavicypraea) leporina by Cossmann (1896); it was recombined as Trona leporina by Dolin (1991).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1810Cypraea leporina Lamarck
1894Cypraea (Basterotia) leporina Sacco pp. 5 - 6
1896Cypraea (Cavicypraea) leporina Cossmann
1991Trona leporina Dolin

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classGastropoda
subclassCaenogastropoda(Cox 1959)
RankNameAuthor
—Sorbeoconcha(Ponder and Lindberg 1997)
—Hypsogastropoda(Ponder and Lindberg 1997)
superorderLatrogastropodaRiedel 2000
superfamilyCypraeoidea(Rafinesque 1815)
familyCypraeidaeRafinesque 1815
subfamilyLuriinaeSchilder 1832
genusTronaJousseaume 1884
speciesleporina(Lamarck 1810)

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.

Trona leporina Lamarck 1810
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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: base of the Aquitanian to the top of the Burdigalian or 23.04000 to 15.98000 Ma

Collections (7 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Aquitanian23.04 - 20.45France Trona leporina (74861)
Burdigalian20.45 - 15.98USA (Florida) Trona leporina (91536 92550 92551 179696)
Burdigalian20.45 - 15.98France Trona leporina (70191 74868)