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Lyncina (Arestorides)

Gastropoda - Cypraeidae

Taxonomy
Arestorides was named by Iredale (1930) [Sepkoski's age data: Q Plei R]. It is extant.

It was reranked as Talparia (Arestorides) by MacNeil (1960); it was reranked as Lyncina (Arestorides) by Meyer (2003).

It was assigned to Talparia by MacNeil (1960); to Neotaenioglossa by Sepkoski (2002); to Lyncina by Meyer (2003); and to Austrocypraeini by Meyer (2004).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1930Arestorides Iredale
1960Talparia (Arestorides) MacNeil p. 49
2002Arestorides Sepkoski
2003Lyncina (Arestorides) Meyer
2004Arestoides 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
subfamilyLuriinaeSchilder 1832
tribeAustrocypraeiniIredale 1935
subgenusLyncina (Arestorides)(Iredale 1930)
subgenusArestorides(Iredale 1930)

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.

Subg. Lyncina (Arestorides) Iredale 1930
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Arestorides argus Linnaeus 1758
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: base of the Late/Upper Pliocene to the top of the Holocene or 3.60000 to 0.00000 Ma

Collections (6 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Pliocene3.6 - 2.58Japan (Okinawa) Talparia nahaensis (42294)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Tonga Cypraea argus (78077 96436 96472 96474)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Vanuatu Cypraea argus (77907)