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Eocypraea newboldi

Gastropoda - Eocypraeidae

Taxonomy
Cypraea newboldi was named by Forbes (1846). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Near Andoor, which is in a Turonian/Santonian marine sandstone in India.

It was recombined as Cypraea (Luponia) newboldi by Stolizcka (1867); it was recombined as Eocypraea newboldi by Groves (1990).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1846Cypraea newboldi Forbes p. 134 figs. Pl 12, fig 21
1867Cypraea (Luponia) newboldi Stolizcka pp. 54 - 55 figs. Pl. IV f. 2 & 3
1990Eocypraea newboldi Groves p. 281

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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
genusEocypraea
speciesnewboldi()

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.

†Eocypraea newboldi Forbes 1846
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Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
L. T. Groves 1990The new species [Eocypraea (Eocypraea) louellae] is most similar to Eocypraea newboldi (FORBES, 1846:134, pi. 12, fig. 21) from Upper Cretaceous (Turonian through Santonian), Trichinopoly Group, southern India, but differs from the latter by its highly inflated posterior columella, coarser denticulation, less sinuous aperture, and larger size.
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: base of the Turonian to the top of the Santonian or 93.90000 to 83.60000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Turonian - Santonian93.9 - 83.6India (Kerala) Cypraea newboldi (178986)