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Palaeocypraea (Palaeocypraea) titonica

Gastropoda - Cypraeidae

Taxonomy
Cypraea titonica was named by Stefano (1882).

It was corrected as Cypraea tithonica by Schilder (1924); it was recombined as Cyproglobina (Cyproglobina) tithonica by Schilder (1927); it was recombined as Palaeocypraea (Palaeocypraea) titonica by Groves (1990); it was recombined as Palaeocypraea (Palaeocypraea) tithonica by Groves (1994).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1882Cypraea titonica Stefano p. 6 figs. pl. 1 f. 4-5
1924Cypraea tithonica Schilder p. 179
1927Cyproglobina (Cyproglobina) tithonica Schilder p. 71
1990Palaeocypraea (Palaeocypraea) titonica Groves p. 273
1994Palaeocypraea (Palaeocypraea) tithonica Groves p. 30

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classGastropoda
subclassCaenogastropoda(Cox 1959)
Sorbeoconcha(Ponder and Lindberg 1997)
RankNameAuthor
Hypsogastropoda(Ponder and Lindberg 1997)
superorderLatrogastropodaRiedel 2000
superfamilyCypraeoidea(Rafinesque 1815)
familyCypraeidaeRafinesque 1815
subfamilyBernayinaeSchilder 1927
tribeArchicypraeiniSchilder 1927
genusPalaeocypraea
subgenusPalaeocypraeaSchilder 1928
speciestitonica()

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: Tithonian or 149.20000 to 143.10000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Tithonian149.2 - 143.1Italy (Palermo) Cypraea titonica (179803)