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Cypraedia elegans

Gastropoda - Pediculariidae

Taxonomy
Cypraea elegans was named by Defrance (1826). It is a 3D body fossil.

It was recombined as Cypraea (Cyprovula) elegans by de Gregorio (1880); it was recombined as Cypraeovula elegans by Reato (1983); it was recombined as Cypraedia elegans by Piccoli and Savazzi (1983).

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1826Cypraea elegans Defrance p. 39
1840Cypraedia cancellata Swainson
1880Cypraea (Cyprovula) elegans de Gregorio p. 34
1983Cypraedia elegans Piccoli and Savazzi
1983Cypraeovula elegans Reato

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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)
familyPediculariidaeAdams and Adams 1854
subfamilyCypraediinaeSchilder 1927
genusCypraediaSwainson 1840
specieselegans()

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.

†Cypraedia elegans Defrance 1826
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Invalid names: Cypraedia cancellata Swainson 1840 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitec
Locomotion: actively mobilesuperf
Life habit: epifaunalsuperf
Diet: omnivoresuperf
Diet 2: grazersuperf
Vision: limitedc
Created: 2009-09-10 07:50:44
Modified: 2009-09-10 09:50:44
Source: superf = superfamily, c = class
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Ypresian to the top of the Priabonian or 56.00000 to 33.90000 Ma

Collections (11 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Ypresian56.0 - 47.8France Cypraedia elegans (183750)
Lutetian47.8 - 41.3France Cypraedia elegans (171526)
Bartonian41.3 - 38.0Croatia Cypraedia elegans (124371 124372)
Bartonian41.3 - 38.0France Cypraedia elegans (78567)
Priabonian38.0 - 33.9Bulgaria Cypraedia elegans (102289)
Priabonian38.0 - 33.9Bulgaria (Kurdzhali) Cypraedia elegans (102406)
Priabonian38.0 - 33.9Italy Cypraedia elegans (78565) Cypraeovula elegans (78617)
Priabonian38.0 - 33.9Bulgaria (Burgas) Cypraedia elegans (102230)
Priabonian38.0 - 33.9Germany (Bavaria) Cypraea elegans (10703)