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Cyphoma carolae

Gastropoda - Ovulidae

Taxonomy
Cyphoma carolae was named by Petuch (1986). Its type specimen is MCZ29218, a shell, and it is a 3D body fossil.

It was recombined as Cyphoma (Pseudocyphoma) carolae by Petuch and Roberts (2007).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1986Cyphoma carolae Petuch p. 400 figs. Plate 3, Figures 7,8
2007Cyphoma (Pseudocyphoma) carolae Petuch and Roberts

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classGastropoda
RankNameAuthor
subclassCaenogastropoda(Cox 1959)
—Sorbeoconcha(Ponder and Lindberg 1997)
—Hypsogastropoda(Ponder and Lindberg 1997)
superorderLatrogastropodaRiedel 2000
superfamilyCypraeoidea(Rafinesque 1815)
familyOvulidaeFleming 1822
genusCyphoma
speciescarolae

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.

†Cyphoma carolae Petuch 1986
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitec
Locomotion: actively mobilef
Life habit: epifaunalf
Diet: carnivoref
Vision: limitedc
Created: 2009-09-10 07:45:03
Modified: 2009-09-10 09:45:03
Source: f = family, c = class
References: Kiessling 2004, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: Late/Upper Pliocene or 3.60000 to 2.58000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Pliocene5.333 - 2.58USA (Florida) Cyphoma carolae (146873)
Late/Upper Pliocene3.6 - 2.58USA (Florida) Pseudocyphoma carolae (79958)