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Callistocypraea (Miolyncina) soriensis

Gastropoda - Cypraeidae

Taxonomy
Callistocypraea (Miolyncina) soriensis was named by Eames (1952). Its type specimen is BMNH G68269, a shell, and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Fossil Bed F.2734, Zinda Pir, which is in a Lutetian carbonate limestone in the Domanda Formation of Pakistan.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
Chelycypraea amygdalina, Chelycypraea tumida

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1952Callistocypraea (Miolyncina) soriensis Eames p. 86 figs. Pl 3, figs 83a-c

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classGastropoda
subclassCaenogastropoda(Cox 1959)
—Sorbeoconcha(Ponder and Lindberg 1997)
RankNameAuthor
—Hypsogastropoda(Ponder and Lindberg 1997)
superorderLatrogastropodaRiedel 2000
superfamilyCypraeoidea(Rafinesque 1815)
familyCypraeidaeRafinesque 1815
subfamilyLuriinaeSchilder 1832
tribeAustrocypraeiniIredale 1935
genusCallistocypraeaSchilder 1932
subgenusMiolyncina
speciessoriensis

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.

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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: Lutetian or 48.07000 to 41.03000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Lutetian48.07 - 41.03Pakistan Callistocypraea soriensis (type locality: 183961)