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Archicypraea

Gastropoda - Cypraeidae

Taxonomy
Archicypraea was named by Schilder (1927) [Sepkoski's age data: K Ceno T Eo-u]. Its type is Cypraea lioyi. It is the type genus of Archicypraeinae.

It was assigned to Neotaenioglossa by Sepkoski (2002); to Bernayinae by Soriano (2006); and to Archicypraeinae by Schilder (1927) and Dolin and Pacaud (2009).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1927Archicypraea Schilder
2002Archicypraea Sepkoski
2006Archicypraea Soriano p. 53
2009Archicypraea Dolin and Pacaud p. 279

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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
subfamilyArchicypraeinaeSchilder 1927
genusArchicypraea

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.

G. †Archicypraea Schilder 1927
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†Archicypraea ancillaria Dolin and Pacaud 2009
†Archicypraea bellardiana Schilder 1932
†Archicypraea exerta Deshayes 1835
†Archicypraea lioyi Bayan 1870
†Archicypraea prisca Deshayes 1865
†Archicypraea superba de Gregorio 1880
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: Hendy et al. 2009, Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Danian to the top of the Bartonian or 66.00000 to 38.00000 Ma

Collections (9 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Danian66.0 - 61.6France A. sp. (20816)
Thanetian59.2 - 56.0France (Marne) Cypraea prisca (178041)
Ypresian56.0 - 47.8France A. exerta (179718)
Ypresian56.0 - 47.8Italy A. prisca (81058)
Lutetian47.8 - 41.3Italy (Vicenza) Cypraea lioyi (177665)
Lutetian47.8 - 41.3Italy A. prisca (81059)
Lutetian47.8 - 41.3Italy (Veneto) A. superba (177670)
Bartonian41.3 - 38.0Italy (Veneto) A. ancillaria (176638 178456)