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Cypraeorbis bulbus

Gastropoda - Cypraeidae

Taxonomy
Cypraeorbis bulbus was named by Garvie (1996) [misspelled Cypraeaorbis bulbus in the text in one place.]. Its type specimen is PRI 30371, a shell, and it is a 3D body fossil.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1996Cypraeorbis bulbus Garvie pp. 56 - 57 figs. Plate 13, figures 5—6

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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
tribeCypraeorbini(Schilder 1927)
genusCypraeorbisConrad 1865
speciesbulbus

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.

†Cypraeorbis bulbus Garvie 1996
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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 Ypresian to the top of the Lutetian or 56.00000 to 41.03000 Ma

Collections (6 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Ypresian56.0 - 48.07USA (Texas) Cypraeorbis bulbus (7788 7789 83950 84337)
Lutetian48.07 - 41.03USA (Texas) Cypraeorbis bulbus (205520 205533)