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Oxycypraea (Oxycypraea)

Gastropoda - Eocypraeidae

Taxonomy
Oxycypraea (Oxycypraea) was named by Schilder (1924).

It was assigned to Oxycypraea by Palmer and Brann (1965).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1924Oxycypraea (Oxycypraea) Schilder
1965Oxycypraea (Oxycypraea) Palmer and Brann

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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)
familyEocypraeidaeSchilder 1924
subfamilyEocypraeinaeSchilder 1924
tribeEocypraeiniSchilder 1924
genusOxycypraeaSchilder 1924
subgenusOxycypraeaSchilder 1924

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.

Subg. †Oxycypraea (Oxycypraea) Schilder 1924
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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: Kiessling 2004, Hendy et al. 2009
Collections
No collection or age range data are available