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Cypraea (Erosaria) guttata

Gastropoda - Cypraeidae

Taxonomy
Cypraea guttata was named by Gmelin (1791). It is extant.

It was recombined as Cypraea (Erosaria) guttata by Woodward (1963) and Ladd (1977).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1791Cypraea guttata Gmelin p. 3402
1963Cypraea (Erosaria) guttata Woodward pp. 180-183 figs. pl. 1
1977Cypraea (Erosaria) guttata Ladd p. 24 figs. Plate 23, figures 1-3

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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)
familyCypraeidaeRafinesque 1815
subfamilyErosariinaeSchilder 1924
genusCypraeaTroschel 1863
subgenusErosaria
speciesguttata(Gmelin 1791)

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: omnivoref
Diet 2: grazerf
Vision: limitedc
Created: 2009-09-10 07:50:11
Modified: 2009-09-10 09:50:11
Source: f = family, c = class
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Kiessling 2004

Age range: Middle Pleistocene or 0.77400 to 0.12900 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Pleistocene2.588 - 0.0117Vanuatu Cypraea guttata (78046)
Middle Pleistocene0.774 - 0.129Vanuatu Cypraea guttata (78043)