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Zonaria

Gastropoda - Cypraeidae

Taxonomy
Zonaria was named by Jousseaume (1884) [Sepkoski's age data: T Than R Sepkoski's reference number: 794]. It is extant.

It was reranked as Cypraea (Zonaria) by Sacco (1894); it was reranked as Zonarina (Zonaria) by Schilder (1927).

It was assigned to Cypraea by Sacco (1894); to Zonarina by Schilder (1927); to Cypraeidae by Marasti (1973) and Todd (2001); to Neotaenioglossa by Sepkoski (2002); to Erroneinae by Harzhauser (2002) and Groves and Nielsen (2003); and to Zonariinae by Landau and Groves (2011).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1884Zonaria Jousseaume
1894Cypraea (Zonaria) Sacco p. 14
1927Zonarina (Zonaria) Schilder p. 115
1973Zonaria Marasti p. 87
2001Zonaria Todd
2002Zonaria Harzhauser p. 86
2002Zonaria Sepkoski
2003Zonaria Groves and Nielsen p. 352
2011Zonaria Landau and Groves p. 22

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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
subfamilyZonariinaeSchilder 1932
genusZonariaJousseaume 1884

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. Zonaria Jousseaume 1884
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Subg. Zonaria (Zonaria) Jousseaume 1884
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Zonaria (Zonaria) frassinetti Groves and Nielsen 2003
Zonaria annettae Dall 1909
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Invalid names: Schilderia badensis Schilder 1927 [synonym]
Zonaria dujardini Schilder 1932
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Invalid names: Schilderia globosa Dujardin 1835 [synonym]
Zonaria globosa Dujardin 1835
Zonaria heilprinii Dall 1890
Zonaria pingata Landau and Groves 2011
Zonaria pittorum Groves 1997
Zonaria porcellus Brocchi 1814
Zonaria praelatior Dolin 1991
Zonaria pseudotumulus Landau and Groves 2011
Zonaria shirleyae Dolin 1991
Zonaria simonnei Dey 1961
Zonaria theresae Dolin 1991
Zonaria tumulus Heilprin 1886
Zonaria zonaria Gmelin 1791
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Invalid names: Cypraea zonata Lamarck 1810 [synonym]
Zonaria zonata Chemnitz 1788
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 Danian to the top of the Late/Upper Pleistocene or 66.00000 to 0.01170 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 61.6 Ma

Collections (40 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Danian66.0 - 61.6Greenland Z. sp. (22943)
Lutetian47.8 - 41.3France (Centre) Schilderia dujardini (178085)
Early/Lower Oligocene - Middle Miocene33.9 - 11.608Haiti Cypraea spurcoides (173459)
Chattian28.1 - 23.03Hungary Z. globosa (8211)
Chattian - Aquitanian28.1 - 20.44USA (Florida) Cypraea tumulus (60985 61051 61096 61100 61110)
Aquitanian23.03 - 20.44USA (Florida) Bistolida praelatior (179122)
Early/Lower Miocene23.03 - 15.97Austria Z. dertamygdaloides (77624 77627 77629)
Early/Lower Miocene23.03 - 15.97India Pseudozonaria simonnei, Z. travancorica (72033)
Burdigalian20.44 - 15.97Dominican Republic Erronea heilprinii (74962)
Burdigalian20.44 - 15.97USA (Florida) Cypraea heilprini (41760 179088) Erronea spurcoides (92457 92458) Erronea tumulus (179696) Erronea tumulus, Erronea shirleyae, Erronea spurcoides (92379) Lyncina theresae, Erronea heilprinii (89576) Lyncina theresae, Erronea heilprinii, Erronea shirleyae (89575)
Burdigalian20.44 - 15.97Venezuela (Falcón) Z. pingata, Z. pseudotumulus (96434)
Langhian15.97 - 13.82France (Centre) Schilderia dujardini (179581)
Messinian - Zanclean7.246 - 3.6Dominican Republic Z. spurcoides (75040)
Early/Lower Pliocene5.333 - 3.6Ecuador (Esmeraldas) Z. pittorum (41762)
Early/Lower Pliocene5.333 - 3.6Dominican Republic Cypraea spurcoides (58815 58821)
Zanclean5.333 - 3.6Spain (Huelva) Z. porcellus (71916)
Zanclean5.333 - 3.6Dominican Republic Z. sp. (74970) Z. spurcoides (80084 80136)
Zanclean - Piacenzian5.333 - 2.588Italy Z. porcellus (178221)
Late/Upper Pliocene3.6 - 2.588Venezuela Z. spurcoides (79710)
Piacenzian3.6 - 2.588Italy Z. porcellus (177886)
Piacenzian3.6 - 2.588Spain Z. porcellus (80562)
Gelasian2.588 - 1.806Italy Zonarina porcellus (178457)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Portugal Z. pyrum (122245)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Spain Z. zonata (128385)