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Eocypraeidae

Gastropoda - Eocypraeidae

Taxonomy
Eocypraeidae was named by Schilder (1924).

It was assigned to Cypraeoidea by Groves (2011) and Groves and Squires (2023).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1924Eocypraeidae Schilder
2011Eocypraeidae Groves p. 47
2023Eocypraeidae Groves and Squires p. 22

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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
superfamilyCypraeoidea(Rafinesque 1815)
familyEocypraeidaeSchilder 1924
familyEocypraeidaeSchilder 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.

Fm. †Eocypraeidae Schilder 1924
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Subfm. Eocypraeinae Schilder 1924
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G. †Apiocypraea Schilder 1927
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Subg. †Apiocypraea (Apiocypraea) Schilder 1927
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Apiocypraea davidi Fontannes 1880
Apiocypraea labrosa Bonelli 1826
Apiocypraea michaudiana Grateloup 1847
Apiocypraea pyrula Lamarck 1810
Apiocypraea spatiosa Fehse 2004
Apiocypraea subexcisa Braun 1840
Apiocypraea subphysis d'Orbigny 1852
G. †Eocypraea Cossmann 1903
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Subg. †Eocypraea (Transovula) De Gregorio 1880
Eocypraea batequensis Groves 2011
Eocypraea beyrichi von Koenen 1867
Eocypraea crescentensis Groves 2011
Eocypraea danica Schilder 1928
Eocypraea dollfusi De Laubriere 1881
Eocypraea eosmithi Aldrich 1886
Eocypraea estellensis Aldrich 1921
Eocypraea ewekoroensis Adegoke 1977
Eocypraea inflata Lamarck 1802
Eocypraea jimgoederti Groves 2011
Eocypraea judithsmithae Groves and Squires 2023
Eocypraea miobadensis Sacco 1894
Eocypraea newboldi Forbes 1846
Eocypraea nigeriensis Adegoke 1977
Eocypraea novasumma Nelson 1925
Eocypraea sabuloviridis Whitfield 1892
Eocypraea takeosusukii Groves 2011
Tr. †Eocypraeini Schilder 1924
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G. †Cypropterina De Gregorio 1880
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Subg. †Cypropterina (Cypropterina) De Gregorio 1880
Cypropterina ceciliae De Gregorio 1880
Cypropterina mazzepae De Gregorio 1880
Cypropterina transovuloides Schilder 1927
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Invalid names: Cypraea (Jenneria) attenuata Johnson 1899 [replaced]
G. †Eschatocypraea Schilder 1966
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Eschatocypraea balcombica Schilder 1966
G. †Oxycypraea Schilder 1924
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Subg. †Oxycypraea (Oxycypraea) Schilder 1924
Oxycypraea delphinoides Cossmann 1886
G. †Grovesia Dolin and Ledon 2002
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Grovesia castacensis Stewart 1927
Grovesia ganensis Dolin and Ledon 2002
Grovesia mathewsonii Gabb 1869
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Invalid names: Cypraea kerniana Anderson and Hanna 1925 [synonym], Erato mackini Durham 1944 [synonym]
Grovesia nogarolensis Dolin and Pacaud 2009
Grovesia phaseolina De Gregorio 1880
Invalid names: Taviania Dolin and Pacaud 2009 [synonym]
G. †Transovula De Gregorio 1880
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Transovula acuminata Melleville 1843
Transovula regularoidea Aldrich 1921
Transovula schefferi de Gregorio 1880
Transovula scobina Garvie 1996
Subfm. †Sulcocypraeinae Schilder 1939
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G. †Luponovula Sacco 1894
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Luponovula boggsi Olsson 1928
Luponovula maniobraensis Squires and Advocate 1986
Luponovula merlei Dolin and Ledon 2002
Luponovula normalis de Gregorio 1880
Luponovula quaggiottoi Dolin and Pacaud 2009
Luponovula rouaulti Cossmann 1923
Luponovula rugosa Broderip 1827
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Invalid names: Luponovula proserpinae Bayan 1870 [synonym]
Tr. †Sulcocypraeini Schilder 1939
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G. †Sphaerocypraea Schilder 1927
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Cypraea bowerbanki Sowerby 1850
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Invalid names: Sphaerocypraea ampla Dockery 1977 [synonym]
Sphaerocypraea ovulina Grateloup 1833
Sphaerocypraea tardivelae Dolin and Ledon 2002
Sphaerocypraea wegeneri Schilder 1939
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Invalid names: Sphaerocypraea keenae Woodring 1959 [synonym], Sphaerocypraea paraguana Ingram 1947 [synonym]
Invalid names: Chimeria Briano 1993 [synonym], Marginocypraea Ingram 1947 [synonym]
G. †Sulcocypraea Conrad 1865
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Sulcocypraea healeyi Aldrich 1923
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Invalid names: Sulcocypraea conradi Schilder 1927 [synonym]
Sulcocypraea kennedyi Harris 1895
Sulcocypraea lintea Conrad 1848
Sulcocypraea moumieti Dolin and Dolin 1983
Sulcocypraea vaughani Johnson 1899
G. Willungia Powell 1938
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Willungia erro Laws 1941
Willungia ovulatella Tate 1890
Willungia tasmanica Powell 1938
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

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Turonian to the top of the Gelasian or 93.90000 to 1.80600 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 89.8 Ma

Collections (168 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Turonian93.9 - 89.8USA (California) Eocypraea louellae (178509)
Turonian - Santonian93.9 - 83.6India (Kerala) Cypraea newboldi (178986)
Maastrichtian - Late/Upper Maastrichtian72.1 - 66.0Brazil (Paraíba) Cypraea parahybensis (88070)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian70.6 - 66.0USA (Alabama) Cypraea mortoni (123411)
Danian66.0 - 61.6Greenland Eocypraea sp. (22943)
Danian66.0 - 61.6Denmark Eocypraea danica (176994) Eocypraea danica, Eocypraea bullaria (137438 179652)
Danian66.0 - 61.6Sweden Eocypraea danica, Eocypraea bullaria (179647)
Danian66.0 - 61.6USA (Texas) Eocypraea estellensis (92245)
Danian66.0 - 61.6France Eocypraea sp. (20816)
Danian - Selandian66.0 - 59.2USA (Alabama) Eocypraea estellensis (98433)
Selandian61.6 - 59.2USA (California) Ovula novasumma (215686)
Selandian61.6 - 59.2Nigeria Eocypraea nigeriensis, Cypraea ewekoroensis (7791)
Selandian - Thanetian61.6 - 56.0Pakistan (North-West Frontier) Eocypraea cotteri (52132)
Thanetian59.2 - 56.0Mexico (Baja) Eocypraea novasumma (176456)
Thanetian59.2 - 56.0USA (Alabama) Eocypraea eosmithi (90818) Simnia regularoidea (92352)
Thanetian59.2 - 56.0USA (California) Eocypraea sp. (189952)
Thanetian59.2 - 56.0Trinidad and Tobago Cypraea bartlettiana (80170)
Ypresian56.0 - 47.8France Eocypraea moumieti, Eocypraea rouaulti, Luponovula mathewsonii (183748) Eocypraea moumieti, Luponovula merlei, Eocypraea acuminata, Luponovula mathewsonii (183747) Eocypraea sp. (179718) Luponovula merlei (183745) Prionovolva ganensis, Cypraea rouaulti, Luponovula quaggiottoi, Luponovula merlei (183755) Sphaerocypraea tardivelae (183756)
Ypresian56.0 - 47.8USA (Washington) Eocypraea crescentensis (176361) Eocypraea jimgoederti (208492)
Ypresian56.0 - 47.8USA (Texas) Neosimnia scobina (7788 7789 83950 84337 178054)
Ypresian56.0 - 47.8USA (Alabama) Eocypraea eosmithi (80792 92375)
Ypresian56.0 - 47.8USA (California) Eocypraea castacensis (122656 183751) Eocypraea maniobraensis (177611 193542) Eocypraea moumieti (183753)
Ypresian56.0 - 47.8Mexico (Baja California Sur) Eocypraea sp. (5496)
Ypresian - Lutetian56.0 - 41.3USA (California) Eocypraea judithsmithae (200143)
Ypresian - Bartonian56.0 - 38.0Cuba Cypraea semen (75318)
Eocene56.0 - 33.9USA (California) Cypraea bayerquei (207116) Cypraea matthewsonii (207113)
Early/Lower Eocene55.8 - 48.6USA (California) Eocypraea castacensis (111552)
Lutetian47.8 - 41.3USA (Texas) Neosimnia scobina (205520 205533) Sulcocypraea sp. (205440 205496 205537)
Lutetian47.8 - 41.3USA (Mississippi) Sulcocypraea kennedyi (99673)
Lutetian47.8 - 41.3France (Haute-Normandie) Eocypraea boadicea (179205)
Lutetian47.8 - 41.3France (Picardie) Eocypraea inflata, Eocypraea dollfusi (178083) Transovula delphinoides (123107)
Lutetian47.8 - 41.3Mexico (Chiapas) Eocypraea sp., Eocypraea inflata, Eocypraea castacensis (79943)
Lutetian47.8 - 41.3Nigeria Cypraea bowerbanki (51240)
Lutetian47.8 - 41.3France Cypraea dollfusi (171525) Cypraea inflata (184107) Eocypraea dollfusi (171532) Eocypraea inflata (171526)
Lutetian47.8 - 41.3Italy Cypraea mazzepae (171516)
Lutetian47.8 - 41.3Italy (Vicenza) Grovesia ganensis, Taviania phaseolina, Luponovula normalis, Grovesia nogarolensis (177665)
Lutetian47.8 - 41.3France (Île-de-France) Eocypraea inflata (178124)
Lutetian47.8 - 41.3USA (California) Cypraea castacensis (8013) Cypraea castacensis, Luponovula maniobraensis (201700)
Lutetian47.8 - 41.3United Kingdom (England) Eocypraea boadicea (8125) Sphaerocypraea bowerbankii, Eocypraea boadicea, Eocypraea globularis (8124)
Lutetian47.8 - 41.3Italy (Veneto) Cypraea ceciliae, Luponovula normalis (177670)
Lutetian47.8 - 41.3France (Normandie) Oxycypraea delphinoides (179005)
Middle Eocene47.8 - 37.71USA (New Jersey) Eocypraea sabuloviridis (91758 91760)
Middle Eocene47.8 - 37.71USA (California) Grovesia castacensis (193972)
Middle Eocene47.8 - 37.71USA (Mississippi) Notoluponia ampla (176337)
Bartonian41.3 - 38.0USA (Texas) Sulcocypraea kennedyi (92206) Sulcocypraea sp. (205410 205485) Transovula sp. (205422)
Bartonian41.3 - 38.0Peru (Piura) Amphiperas bullennewtoni (52526) Amphiperas negritensis (52527)
Bartonian41.3 - 38.0USA (Washington) Sulcocypraea mathewsonii (203164)
Bartonian41.3 - 38.0USA (Mississippi) Notoluponia healeyi (164232) Sphaerocypraea jacksonensis, Sulcocypraea healeyi, Sulcocypraea conradi (90704) Sulcocypraea healeyi (99675) Sulcocypraea vaughani (90709 99736 99755) Transovula symmetrica (2449 92175 98453)
Bartonian41.3 - 38.0USA (Alabama) Transovula transovuloides (90469)
Bartonian41.3 - 38.0USA (South Carolina) Cypraea kennedyi (92487 92489) Sulcocypraea kennedyi (92308) Sulcocypraea vaughani (92378)
Bartonian41.3 - 38.0USA (Louisiana) Sphaerocypraea jacksonensis, Sulcocypraea healeyi (91115) Sulcocypraea healeyi (90305 92374 98855) Sulcocypraea vaughani (92273)
Bartonian - Priabonian41.3 - 33.9USA (Louisiana) Sulcocypraea healeyi (99762)
Priabonian38.0 - 33.9Australia (Western Australia) Willungia ovulatella (176275 205816 205818 205821 205822)
Priabonian38.0 - 33.9Australia (South Australia) Cypraea ovulatella (176781) Willungia ovulatella (71407)
Priabonian38.0 - 33.9Romania Eocypraea inflata (101967 102031)
Priabonian38.0 - 33.9USA (Louisiana) Sulcocypraea healeyi (92300)
Priabonian38.0 - 33.9USA (Washington) Erato mackini (91606)
Late/Upper Eocene37.2 - 33.9Peru (Piura) Cypraea boggsi (88392) Ovula negritensis (88391)
Early/Lower Oligocene33.9 - 28.4Somalia Cypraea subexcisa (79042 79043 79048 79049 79057 79059)
Early/Lower Oligocene33.9 - 28.4Australia (Victoria) Willungia ovulatella (71236)
Early/Lower Oligocene33.9 - 28.4Pakistan Cypraea subexcisa (77158) Cypraea subexisa (77450)
Rupelian33.9 - 28.1Germany Apiocypraea subexcisa (95898)
Rupelian33.9 - 28.1Pakistan Cypraea subexcisa (77159)
Rupelian33.9 - 28.1USA (Mississippi) Cypraea lintea (84137) Sulcocypraea healeyi (5501 5612 5787 98671) Sulcocypraea lintea (5943 6005 177590 179346)
Rupelian33.9 - 28.1Netherlands Eocypraea beyrichi (87250)
Chattian28.1 - 23.03Hungary Zonaria subexcisa (8211)
Aquitanian23.03 - 20.44Australia (Tasmania) Willungia tasmanica (176773)
Otaian21.7 - 19.0New Zealand (Auckland) Eratopsis erro (84915)
Burdigalian20.44 - 15.97Germany Apiocypraea septemtrionalis (111599)
Burdigalian20.44 - 15.97Trinidad and Tobago Sphaerocypraea wegeneri (93369)
Burdigalian20.44 - 15.97Venezuela (Falcón) Marginocypraea wegeneri (179723)
Burdigalian20.44 - 15.97France Eocypraea michaudiana (70191 74868)
Burdigalian20.44 - 15.97Italy Sphaerocypraea ovulina (178108)
Burdigalian20.44 - 15.97Venezuela (Falcon) Marginocypraea wegeneri (60144 60703 60705 60706 60707 60708 60710)
Langhian15.97 - 13.82Italy Sphaerocypraea ovulina (178114)
Langhian15.97 - 13.82Germany Eocypraea miobadensis (178467)
Langhian15.97 - 13.82Australia (Victoria) Apiocypraea balcombica (72207)
Middle Miocene15.97 - 11.608Mexico (Michoacan) Eocypraea keenae (66165) Sphaerocypraea wegeneri (66162 66163)
Badenian13.65 - 12.7Poland (Holy Cross Mountains) Apiocypraea sp. (38823)
Badenian13.65 - 12.7Slovakia Eocypraea miobadensis (73137)
Tortonian11.62 - 7.246Panama (Colon) Eocypraea keenae (145254)
Zanclean5.333 - 3.6Italy Apiocypraea pyrula (71156)
Zanclean - Piacenzian5.333 - 2.588Portugal Apiocypraea davidi (171579)
Piacenzian3.6 - 2.588Spain Apiocypraea davidi, Apiocypraea spatiosa, Apiocypraea parvoastensis (80562) Apiocypraea parvoastensis (80563)
Piacenzian3.6 - 2.588Italy (Bologna) Cypraea labrosa (179658)
Piacenzian3.6 - 2.588Italy Apiocypraea pyrula (74929) Luponia labrosa (179111)
Gelasian2.588 - 1.806Italy Eocypraea parvoastensis (178457)