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Ovatipsa chinensis

Gastropoda - Cypraeidae

Taxonomy
Cypraea chinensis was named by Gmelin (1791). It is extant.

It was recombined as Ovatipsa chinensis by Cooper (2014).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1791Cypraea chinensis Gmelin
2014Ovatipsa chinensis Cooper

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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
subfamilyBistolidinae()
genusOvatipsaIredale 1931
specieschinensis(Gmelin 1791)

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.

Ovatipsa chinensis Gmelin 1791
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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: Kiessling 2004, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: Calabrian or 1.80000 to 0.77400 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Calabrian1.8 - 0.774South Africa Ovatipsa chinensis (173265)