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Palmadusta

Gastropoda - Cypraeidae

Taxonomy
Palmadusta was named by Schilder (1939) [Sepkoski's age data: T Plio-l R Sepkoski's reference number: 121]. It is extant.

It was reranked as Cypraea (Palmadusta) by Okutaini (2000).

It was assigned to Cypraea by Okutaini (2000); to Neotaenioglossa by Sepkoski (2002); to Bistolidini by Meyer (2003); and to Bistolidinae by Soriano (2006).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1939Palmadusta Schilder
2000Cypraea (Palmadusta) Okutaini p. 233
2002Palmadusta Sepkoski
2003Palmadusta Meyer
2006Palmadusta Soriano p. 44

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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
subfamilyBistolidinae()
genusPalmadustaSchilder 1939

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. Palmadusta Schilder 1939
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Palmadusta clandestina Linnaeus 1758
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

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Late/Upper Pliocene to the top of the Late/Upper Pleistocene or 3.60000 to 0.01170 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 2.588 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Pliocene3.6 - 2.588Indonesia P. modjokertensis (70084)
Middle Pleistocene0.774 - 0.129Japan (Okinawa) Cypraea asellus (42355)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Saudi Arabia Cypraea clandestina (107972)