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Gisortia tuberculosa

Gastropoda - Cypraeidae

Taxonomy
Ovula tuberculosa was named by Duclos (1825). It is a 3D body fossil.

It was recombined as Cypraea tuberculosa by Sowerby (1850); it was recombined as Megalocypraea tuberculosa by Woodring (1982); it was recombined as Gisortia tuberculosa by Pacaud (2008).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1825Ovula tuberculosa Duclos
1850Cypraea tuberculosa Sowerby p. 188
1982Megalocypraea tuberculosa Woodring p. 725
2008Gisortia tuberculosa Pacaud pp. 11 - 12

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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
subfamilyBernayinaeSchilder 1927
genusGisortiaJousseaume 1884
speciestuberculosa(Duclos 1825)

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.

Gisortia tuberculosa Duclos 1825
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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: Ypresian or 56.00000 to 48.07000 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Ypresian56.0 - 48.07France Gisortia tuberculosa (171521)
Ypresian56.0 - 48.07France (Aisne) Gisortia tuberculosa (183787)
Ypresian56.0 - 48.07France (Picardie) Megalocypraea tuberculosa (178778)