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Cypraea (Lyncina) porteri

Gastropoda - Cypraeidae

Taxonomy
Cypraea (Lyncina) porteri was named by Cate (1966). It is extant.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
C. truncata

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1966Cypraea (Lyncina) porteri Cate pp. 200-201 figs. pl. 29, figs. 1-4
1977Cypraea (Lyncina) porteri Ladd pp. 20 - 21 figs. Plate 23, figures 4-9

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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
subfamilyLuriinaeSchilder 1832
genusCypraea(Troschel 1863)
subgenusLyncina
speciesporteriCate 1966

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: Middle Pleistocene or 0.77400 to 0.12900 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Middle Pleistocene0.774 - 0.129Vanuatu Cypraea porteri (78043)