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Sulcocypraeini

Gastropoda - Eocypraeidae

Taxonomy
Sulcocypraeini was named by Schilder (1939). Its type is Sulcocypraea.

It was assigned to Sulcocypraeinae by Fehse (2013).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1939Sulcocypraeini Schilder
2013Sulcocypraeini 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
subfamilySulcocypraeinaeSchilder 1939
tribeSulcocypraeiniSchilder 1939
tribeSulcocypraeiniSchilder 1939

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.

Tr. †Sulcocypraeini Schilder 1939
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G. †Sphaerocypraea Schilder 1927
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†Cypraea bowerbanki Sowerby 1850
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Invalid names: Sphaerocypraea ampla Dockery 1977 [synonym]
†Sphaerocypraea ovulina Grateloup 1833
†Sphaerocypraea tardivelae Dolin and Ledon 2002
†Sphaerocypraea wegeneri Schilder 1939
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Invalid names: Sphaerocypraea keenae Woodring 1959 [synonym], Sphaerocypraea paraguana Ingram 1947 [synonym]
Invalid names: Chimeria Briano 1993 [synonym], Marginocypraea Ingram 1947 [synonym]
G. †Sulcocypraea Conrad 1865
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†Sulcocypraea healeyi Aldrich 1923
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Invalid names: Sulcocypraea conradi Schilder 1927 [synonym]
†Sulcocypraea kennedyi Harris 1895
†Sulcocypraea lintea Conrad 1848
†Sulcocypraea moumieti Dolin and Dolin 1983
†Sulcocypraea vaughani Johnson 1899
G. Willungia Powell 1938
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†Willungia erro Laws 1941
†Willungia ovulatella Tate 1890
Willungia tasmanica Powell 1938
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

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Thanetian to the top of the Tortonian or 59.24000 to 7.24600 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 56.0 Ma

Collections (70 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Thanetian59.24 - 56.0Trinidad and Tobago Cypraea bartlettiana (80170)
Ypresian56.0 - 48.07USA (California) Eocypraea moumieti (183753)
Ypresian56.0 - 48.07France Eocypraea moumieti (183747 183748) Sphaerocypraea tardivelae (183756)
Lutetian48.07 - 41.03USA (Mississippi) Sulcocypraea kennedyi (99673)
Lutetian48.07 - 41.03USA (Texas) Sulcocypraea sp. (205440 205496 205537)
Lutetian48.07 - 41.03United Kingdom (England) Sphaerocypraea bowerbankii, Eocypraea globularis (8124)
Lutetian48.07 - 41.03Nigeria Cypraea bowerbanki (51240)
Middle Eocene48.07 - 37.71USA (Mississippi) Notoluponia ampla (176337)
Bartonian41.03 - 37.71USA (Louisiana) Sphaerocypraea jacksonensis, Sulcocypraea healeyi (91115) Sulcocypraea healeyi (90305 92374 98855) Sulcocypraea vaughani (92273)
Bartonian41.03 - 37.71Peru (Piura) Amphiperas bullennewtoni (52526) Amphiperas negritensis (52527)
Bartonian41.03 - 37.71USA (Mississippi) Notoluponia healeyi (164232) Sphaerocypraea jacksonensis, Sulcocypraea healeyi, Sulcocypraea conradi (90704) Sulcocypraea healeyi (99675) Sulcocypraea vaughani (90709 99736 99755)
Bartonian41.03 - 37.71USA (Texas) Sulcocypraea kennedyi (92206) Sulcocypraea sp. (205410 205485)
Bartonian41.03 - 37.71USA (South Carolina) Cypraea kennedyi (92487 92489) Sulcocypraea kennedyi (92308) Sulcocypraea vaughani (92378)
Bartonian41.03 - 37.71USA (Washington) Sulcocypraea mathewsonii (203164)
Bartonian - Priabonian41.03 - 33.9USA (Louisiana) Sulcocypraea healeyi (99762)
Late/Upper Eocene37.71 - 33.9Peru (Piura) Ovula negritensis (88391)
Priabonian37.71 - 33.9Australia (Western Australia) Willungia ovulatella (176275 205816 205818 205821 205822)
Priabonian37.71 - 33.9USA (Louisiana) Sulcocypraea healeyi (92300)
Priabonian37.71 - 33.9Australia (South Australia) Cypraea ovulatella (176781) Willungia ovulatella (71407)
Early/Lower Oligocene33.9 - 27.3Australia (Victoria) Willungia ovulatella (71236)
Rupelian33.9 - 27.3USA (Mississippi) Cypraea lintea (84137) Sulcocypraea healeyi (5501 5612 5787 98671) Sulcocypraea lintea (5943 6005 177590 179346)
Aquitanian23.04 - 20.45Australia (Tasmania) Willungia tasmanica (176773)
Otaian21.7 - 18.7New Zealand (Auckland) Eratopsis erro (84915)
Burdigalian20.45 - 15.98Venezuela (Falcón) Marginocypraea wegeneri (179723)
Burdigalian20.45 - 15.98Trinidad and Tobago Sphaerocypraea wegeneri (93369)
Burdigalian20.45 - 15.98Venezuela (Falcon) Marginocypraea wegeneri (60144 60703 60705 60706 60707 60708 60710)
Burdigalian20.45 - 15.98Italy Sphaerocypraea ovulina (178108)
Langhian15.98 - 13.82Italy Sphaerocypraea ovulina (178114)
Middle Miocene15.98 - 11.63Mexico (Michoacan) Eocypraea keenae (66165) Sphaerocypraea wegeneri (66162 66163)
Tortonian11.63 - 7.246Panama (Colon) Eocypraea keenae (145254)