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Oxycypraea

Gastropoda - Eocypraeidae

Taxonomy
Oxycypraea was named by Schilder (1924) [Sepkoski's age data: T (Eo-m-l) T (Eo-m-u) Sepkoski's reference number: 700].

It was reranked as Transovula (Oxycypraea) by Palmer (1937) and Palmer and Brann (1966).

It was assigned to Transovula by Palmer (1937) and Palmer and Brann (1966); to Neotaenioglossa by Sepkoski (2002); and to Eocypraeini by Fehse (2013).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1924Oxycypraea Schilder
1937Transovula (Oxycypraea) Palmer p. 237
1966Transovula (Oxycypraea) Palmer and Brann p. 956
2002Oxycypraea Sepkoski
2013Oxycypraea Fehse p. 132

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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
tribeEocypraeiniSchilder 1924
genusOxycypraeaSchilder 1924

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. †Oxycypraea Schilder 1924
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Subg. †Oxycypraea (Oxycypraea) Schilder 1924
†Oxycypraea delphinoides Cossmann 1886
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
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: Kiessling 2004, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: base of the Lutetian to the top of the Bartonian or 47.80000 to 38.00000 Ma

Collections (5 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Lutetian47.8 - 41.3France (Picardie) Transovula delphinoides (123107)
Lutetian47.8 - 41.3France (Normandie) O. delphinoides (179005)
Bartonian41.3 - 38.0USA (Mississippi) Transovula symmetrica (2449 92175 98453)