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Eocypraea estellensis

Gastropoda - Eocypraeidae

Taxonomy
Cypraea estellensis was named by Aldrich (1921).

It was recombined as Eocypraea estellensis by Palmer and Brann (1965).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1921Cypraea estellensis Aldrich
1965Eocypraea estellensis 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
genusEocypraea
speciesestellensis(Aldrich 1921)

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.

†Eocypraea estellensis Aldrich 1921
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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

Age range: Danian or 66.00000 to 61.60000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Danian66.0 - 61.6USA (Texas) Eocypraea estellensis (92245)
Danian - Selandian66.0 - 59.2USA (Alabama) Eocypraea estellensis (98433)