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Eschatocypraea balcombica

Gastropoda - Eocypraeidae

Taxonomy
Apiocypraea (Eschatocypraea) balcombica was named by Schilder (1966). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Fyansford Fm - Fyansford, which is in a Langhian coastal siliciclastic in the Fyansford Formation of Australia. It is the type species of Apiocypraea (Eschatocypraea).

It was recombined as Eschatocypraea balcombica by Fehse (2013).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1966Apiocypraea (Eschatocypraea) balcombica Schilder
2013Eschatocypraea balcombica Fehse p. 132

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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)
familyEocypraeidaeSchilder 1924
subfamilyEocypraeinaeSchilder 1924
tribeEocypraeiniSchilder 1924
genusEschatocypraea()
speciesbalcombica()

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.

Eschatocypraea balcombica Schilder 1966
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitec
Locomotion: actively mobilesuperf
Life habit: epifaunalsuperf
Diet: omnivoresuperf
Diet 2: grazersuperf
Vision: limitedc
Created: 2009-09-10 07:50:44
Modified: 2009-09-10 09:50:44
Source: superf = superfamily, c = class
References: Kiessling 2004, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: Langhian or 15.97000 to 13.82000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Langhian15.97 - 13.82Australia (Victoria) Apiocypraea balcombica (type locality: 72207)