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Palaeocypraea

Gastropoda - Cypraeidae

Taxonomy
Palaeocypraea was named by Schilder (1928) [Sepkoski's age data: J Tith T Than. TYPE LOCALITY: Danian, Denmark]. Its type is Cypraeacites spiratus.

It was reranked as Cypraea (Palaeocypraea) by Ravn (1933).

It was assigned to Cypraea by Ravn (1933); to Neotaenioglossa by Sepkoski (2002); to Cypraeidae by Darragh (2002); and to Archicypraeini by Groves (2004).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1928Palaeocypraea Schilder p. 17
1933Cypraea (Palaeocypraea) Ravn
2002Palaeocypraea Darragh p. 357
2002Palaeocypraea Sepkoski
2004Palaeocypraea Groves p. 44

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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
subfamilyBernayinaeSchilder 1927
tribeArchicypraeiniSchilder 1927
genusPalaeocypraea

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. †Palaeocypraea Schilder 1928
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Subg. †Palaeocypraea (Palaeocypraea) Schilder 1928
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Invalid names: Palaeocypraea striata Zekeli 1852 [replaced]
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Invalid names: Palaeocypraea (Palaeocypraea) antiqua Sayn 1932 [replaced]
Subg. Palaeocypraea (Pustulariopsis) Schilder 1941
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Invalid names: Palaeocypraea (Pustulariopsis) retusa Parona and Prever 1909 [synonym]
†Palaeocypraea corsicanana Stephenson 1941
†Palaeocypraea eripnides Darragh 2002
†Palaeocypraea fontana Anderson 1958
†Palaeocypraea grooti Richards and Shapiro 1963
†Palaeocypraea nuciformis Stephenson 1941
†Palaeocypraea spirata von Schlotheim 1820
†Palaeocypraea squyeri Campbell 1893
†Palaeocypraea suciensis Whiteaves 1895
†Palaeocypraea suecica Schilder 1928
†Palaeocypraea wilfredi Groves 2004
Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
L. T. Groves 2004Shell small to medium in size, elongated, spire broad and partially covered, aperture wide with deep terminal canals and fine dentition; fossula broad, concave and smooth.