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Sulcocypraea moumieti

Gastropoda - Eocypraeidae

Taxonomy
Eocypraea (Eocypraea) moumieti was named by Dolin and Dolin (1983). Its type specimen is U.P.M.C., T. 5001-003, a shell, and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Tuilerie de Gan (Dolin collection), which is in a Ypresian offshore shelf marl/claystone in the Marnes de Gan Formation of France.

It was recombined as Sulcocypraea moumieti by Dolin and Ledon (2002).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1983Eocypraea (Eocypraea) moumieti Dolin and Dolin pp. 35 - 37 figs. 22a-b
2002Sulcocypraea moumieti Dolin and Ledon p. 344

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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
genusSulcocypraeaConrad 1865
speciesmoumieti()

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.

Sulcocypraea moumieti Dolin and Dolin 1983
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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: 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 Eocypraea moumieti (type locality: 183747 183748)
Ypresian56.0 - 48.07USA (California) Eocypraea moumieti (183753)