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Erronea (Melicerona) felina

Gastropoda - Cypraeidae

Taxonomy
Cypraea felina was named by Gmelin (1791). It is extant.

It was recombined as Erronea (Melicerona) felina by Cate (1967).

Synonyms
  • Cypraea listeri was named by Gray (1824). It is extant.

    It was recombined as Melicerona listeri by Iredale (1930); it was synonymized subjectively with Erronea (Melicerona) felina by Cate (1967).
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1791Cypraea felina Gmelin p. 3412
1824Cypraea listeri Gray p. 384
1930Melicerona listeri Iredale
1967Erronea (Melicerona) felina Cate p. 22

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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
subfamilyErroneinaeSchilder 1927
genusErroneaIredale 1930
subgenusMelicerona
speciesfelina(Gmelin 1791)

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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Invalid names: Erronea (Melicerona) listeri Gray 1824 [synonym]
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: Hendy et al. 2009, Kiessling 2004

Age range: Pleistocene or 2.58800 to 0.01170 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Pleistocene2.588 - 0.0117Mozambique Cypraea felina (122947)