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Purpuradusta gracilis

Gastropoda - Cypraeidae

Taxonomy
Cypraea gracilis was named by Gaskoin (1848). It is extant.

It was recombined as Palmadusta gracilis by Doneddu (2000); it was recombined as Cypraea (Purpuradusta) gracilis by Okutaini (2000); it was recombined as Purpuradusta gracilis by Meyer (2004).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1848Cypraea gracilis Gaskoin
2000Palmadusta gracilis Doneddu
2000Cypraea (Purpuradusta) gracilis Okutaini p. 233
2004Purpuradusta gracilis Meyer

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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
genusPurpuradustaSchilder 1939
speciesgracilis(Gaskoin 1848)

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.

Purpuradusta gracilis Gaskoin 1848
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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: Hendy et al. 2009, Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Middle Pleistocene to the top of the Late/Upper Pleistocene or 0.77400 to 0.01170 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Middle Pleistocene0.774 - 0.129Vanuatu Cypraea gracilis (78043)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Japan Cypraea macula (96943 96945)