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Eocithara

Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Harpidae

Taxonomy
Eocithara was named by Fischer (1883) [Sepkoski's age data: K Maes T Mi-m Sepkoski's reference number: 530,614,909].

It was reranked as Harpa (Eocithara) by Vredenburg (1925) and Harris and Palmer (1947).

It was assigned to Harpa by Vredenburg (1925) and Harris and Palmer (1947); to Neogastropoda by Sepkoski (2002); and to Harpidae by Ladd (1977), Squires (1984), Squires and Demetrion (1992) and Harzhauser (2004).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1883Eocithara Fischer
1925Harpa (Eocithara) Vredenburg p. 122
1947Harpa (Eocithara) Harris and Palmer p. 397
1977Eocithara Ladd p. 67
1984Eocithara Squires p. 35
1992Eocithara Squires and Demetrion p. 33
2002Eocithara Sepkoski
2004Eocithara Harzhauser p. 140

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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
orderNeogastropodaThiele 1929
superfamilyMuricoideade Costa 1776
familyHarpidaeBronn 1849
genusEocitharaFischer 1883

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. †Eocithara Fischer 1883
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Subg. †Eocithara (Eocithara) Fischer 1883
Subg. †Eocithara (Refluharpa) Iredale 1931
†Eocithara bellardii Sacco 1890
†Eocithara narica Vredenburg 1925
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 08:21:02
Modified: 2009-09-10 10:21:02
Source: f = family, c = class
References: Kiessling 2004, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: base of the Ypresian to the top of the Late/Upper Miocene or 56.00000 to 5.33300 Ma

Collections (11 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Ypresian56.0 - 47.8Mexico (Baja California Sur) E. sp. (5497)
Ypresian56.0 - 47.8France E. sp. 1 (177654)
Bartonian41.3 - 38.0France (Île-de-France) E. elegans (179128)
Early/Lower Oligocene33.9 - 28.4Pakistan Harpa narica (77450)
Rupelian33.9 - 28.1France (Landes) E. submutica (176463)
Rupelian33.9 - 28.1Iran E. bellardii (76199)
Rupelian33.9 - 28.1Pakistan Harpa narica (77159)
Middle Miocene15.97 - 11.608Indonesia Harpa muticaeformis (70086)
Middle Miocene15.97 - 11.608Fiji E. sp. A (68294)
Late/Upper Miocene11.608 - 5.333Marshall Islands E. sp. B (77977)
Late/Upper Miocene11.608 - 5.333South Africa (KwaZulu-Natal) Harpa narica (41473)