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Cypraeorbis exsplendens

Gastropoda - Cypraeidae

Taxonomy
Cypraea (Zonaria) subexcisa exsplendens was named by Sacco (1894).

It was recombined as Cypraeorbis exsplendens by Schilder (1932), Schilder (1941).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
C. alabamensis, C. alabamensis, C. nucleoides
Entered
by P. Wagner on 2016-06-30

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1894Cypraea (Zonaria) subexcisa exsplendens Sacco p. 14 figs. pl. 1, flg. 22
1932Cypraeorbis exsplendens Schilder pp. 11 - 12
1941Cypraeorbis exsplendens Schilder p. 81

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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
tribeCypraeorbini(Schilder 1927)
genusCypraeorbisConrad 1865
speciesexsplendens()

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: base of the Priabonian to the top of the Rupelian or 37.71000 to 27.30000 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Priabonian37.71 - 33.9Italy (Alessandria) Cypraeorbis exsplendens (179788)
Priabonian37.71 - 33.9Italy Cypraeorbis exsplendens (179786)
Rupelian33.9 - 27.3Italy Cypraeorbis exsplendens (147003)