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Cypraecassis testiculus

Gastropoda - Cassidae

Taxonomy
Buccinum testiculus was named by Linnaeus (1758). It is extant.

It was recombined as Cassidea testiculus by Bruguière (1792); it was recombined as Cassis testiculus by Kiener (1835); it was recombined as Cassis (Cypraecassis) testiculus by Maury (1917); it was recombined as Cypraecassis testiculus by Beu (2010).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1758Buccinum testiculus Linnaeus p. 736
1792Cassidea testiculus Bruguière p. 426
1835Cassis testiculus Kiener p. 20
1917Cassis (Cypraecassis) testiculus Maury p. 108
2010Cypraecassis testiculus Beu p. 228

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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
superfamilyTonnoidea(Suter 1913)
familyCassidaeLatreille 1825
subfamilyCassinaeLatreille 1825
genusCypraecassisStuchburry 1837
speciestesticulus(Linnaeus 1758)

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.

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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitec
Locomotion: actively mobilef
Life habit: epifaunalf
Diet: carnivoref
Vision: limitedc
Created: 2009-09-10 07:59:15
Modified: 2009-09-10 09:59:15
Source: f = family, c = class
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Burdigalian to the top of the Late/Upper Pleistocene or 20.44000 to 0.01170 Ma

Collections (25 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Miocene23.03 - 15.97Dominican Republic Cypraecassis testiculus (92450)
Early/Lower Miocene23.03 - 15.97Venezuela (Falcon) Cypraecassis testiculus (41832 132319)
Burdigalian20.44 - 15.97Venezuela (Falcón) Cypraecassis testiculus (96434)
Langhian15.97 - 13.82Venezuela (Falcon) Cypraecassis testiculus (136467)
Tortonian11.62 - 7.246Venezuela Cypraecassis testiculus (96470 130976)
Messinian7.246 - 5.333Dominican Republic Cypraecassis testiculus (84960 84986 89557 90619 94000 131494 131498 131660 131662)
Messinian - Zanclean7.246 - 3.6Dominican Republic Cypraecassis testiculus (74971 75038)
Zanclean5.333 - 3.6Dominican Republic Cypraecassis testiculus (74968 80136 93733 93737 94102)
Pleistocene2.588 - 0.0117Cuba Cassis testiculus (66775)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Spain Cassis testiculus (127358)