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Eocypraea jimgoederti

Gastropoda - Eocypraeidae

Taxonomy
Eocypraea (Eocypraea) jimgoederti was named by Groves (2011). Its type specimen is LACMIP 13647 and is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is LACMIP loc. 16851, Doty Hills, which is in a Ypresian marine sandstone in the Crescent Formation of Washington.

It was recombined as Eocypraea jimgoederti by Groves and Squires (2023).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2011Eocypraea (Eocypraea) jimgoederti Groves p. 50 figs. Figures 9 - 10
2023Eocypraea jimgoederti Groves and Squires p. 23 figs. Figures 7J-L

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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)
familyEocypraeidaeSchilder 1924
subfamilyEocypraeinaeSchilder 1924
genusEocypraea
speciesjimgoederti()

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.

Eocypraea jimgoederti Groves 2011
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Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
L. T. Groves 2011An eoeypraeid with inflated shell and slightlys-shaped aperture
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitec
Locomotion: actively mobilesuperf
Life habit: epifaunalsuperf
Diet: omnivoresuperf
Diet 2: grazersuperf
Vision: limitedc
Created: 2009-09-10 07:50:44
Modified: 2009-09-10 09:50:44
Source: superf = superfamily, c = class
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Kiessling 2004

Age range: Ypresian or 56.00000 to 47.80000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Ypresian56.0 - 47.8USA (Washington) Eocypraea jimgoederti (type locality: 208492)