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Sphaerocypraea globularis

Gastropoda - Eocypraeidae

Taxonomy
Cypraea globularis was named by Sowerby (1850). It is extant.

It was recombined as Eocypraea globularis by Tracey et al. (1996); it was recombined as Sphaerocypraea globularis by Schnetler and Heilmann-Clausen (2011).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1850Cypraea globularis Sowerby
1996Eocypraea globularis Tracey et al.
2011Sphaerocypraea globularis Schnetler and Heilmann-Clausen p. 65

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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
subfamilySulcocypraeinaeSchilder 1939
tribeSulcocypraeiniSchilder 1939
genusSphaerocypraeaSchilder 1927
speciesglobularis(Sowerby 1850)

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 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: Lutetian or 47.80000 to 41.30000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Lutetian47.8 - 41.3United Kingdom (England) Eocypraea globularis (8124)