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Akleistostoma floridana

Gastropoda - Cypraeidae

Taxonomy
Cypraea carolinensis floridana was named by Mansfield (1931).

It was corrected as Cypraea carolinensis floridanus by Ingram (1942); it was recombined as Siphocypraea (Siphocypraea) carolinensis floridana by Olsson and Petit (1964); it was recombined as Siphocypraea floridana by Petuch (1988); it was recombined as Akleistostoma floridana by Petuch and Roberts (2007).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1931Cypraea carolinensis floridana Mansfield p. 6 figs. pi. 1, figs. 2, 6, 7
1942Cypraea carolinensis floridanus Ingram p. 103 figs. pl. 8, figs. 3, 4
1964Siphocypraea (Siphocypraea) carolinensis floridana Olsson and Petit pp. 558 - 559 figs. PI. 83, figs. 2-2b
1988Siphocypraea floridana Petuch
2007Akleistostoma floridana Petuch and Roberts

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classGastropoda
RankNameAuthor
subclassCaenogastropoda(Cox 1959)
—Sorbeoconcha(Ponder and Lindberg 1997)
—Hypsogastropoda(Ponder and Lindberg 1997)
superorderLatrogastropodaRiedel 2000
superfamilyCypraeoidea(Rafinesque 1815)
familyCypraeidaeRafinesque 1815
genusAkleistostoma
speciesfloridana(Mansfield 1931)

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.

†Akleistostoma floridana Mansfield 1931
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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: Late/Upper Pliocene or 3.60000 to 2.58000 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Pliocene3.6 - 2.58USA (Florida) Akleistostoma floridana (79959) Cypraea carolinensis (67077) Siphocypraea floridana (79960)