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Eocypraea
Taxonomy
Eocypraea was named by Cossmann (1903) [Sepkoski's age data: K Ceno T Plio-u Sepkoski's reference number: 121]. Its type is Cypraea inflata.
It was reranked as Cypraea (Eocypraea) by Ravn (1933); it was misspelled as Eucypraea by Abbass (1972), Adegoke (1977), Squires and Advocate (1986), Groves (1990), Squires and Demetrion (1992), Sepkoski (2002), Moths et al. (2010), Groves (2011), Fehse (2013) and Groves and Squires (2023).
It was assigned to Cypraea by Ravn (1933); to Cypraeidae by Abbass (1972) and Adegoke (1977); to Ovulidae by Squires and Demetrion (1992); to Neotaenioglossa by Sepkoski (2002); to Ovulinae by Moths et al. (2010); to Eocypraeini by Groves (2011) and Fehse (2013); and to Eocypraeinae by Schilder (1924), Squires and Advocate (1986), Groves (1990) and Groves and Squires (2023).
It was reranked as Cypraea (Eocypraea) by Ravn (1933); it was misspelled as Eucypraea by Abbass (1972), Adegoke (1977), Squires and Advocate (1986), Groves (1990), Squires and Demetrion (1992), Sepkoski (2002), Moths et al. (2010), Groves (2011), Fehse (2013) and Groves and Squires (2023).
It was assigned to Cypraea by Ravn (1933); to Cypraeidae by Abbass (1972) and Adegoke (1977); to Ovulidae by Squires and Demetrion (1992); to Neotaenioglossa by Sepkoski (2002); to Ovulinae by Moths et al. (2010); to Eocypraeini by Groves (2011) and Fehse (2013); and to Eocypraeinae by Schilder (1924), Squires and Advocate (1986), Groves (1990) and Groves and Squires (2023).
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
|---|---|
| 1903 | Eocypraea Cossmann |
| 1924 | Eocypraea Schilder |
| 1933 | Cypraea (Eocypraea) Ravn p. 59 |
| 1972 | Eucypraea Abbass |
| 1977 | Eocypraea Adegoke p. 141 |
| 1986 | Eocypraea Squires and Advocate p. 856 |
| 1990 | Eocypraea Groves p. 281 |
| 1992 | Eocypraea Squires and Demetrion p. 31 |
| 2002 | Eocypraea Sepkoski |
| 2010 | Eocypraea Moths et al. p. 34 |
| 2011 | Eocypraea Groves p. 47 |
| 2013 | Eocypraea Fehse p. 132 |
| 2023 | Eocypraea Groves and Squires pp. 22 - 23 |
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G. †Eocypraea Cossmann 1903
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Subg. †Eocypraea (Eocypraea) Cossmann 1903
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†Eocypraea (Eocypraea) boadicea Schilder 1929
†Eocypraea (Eocypraea) bullaria von Schlotheim 1820
†Eocypraea (Eocypraea) castacensis Stewart 1927
†Eocypraea (Eocypraea) cotteri Cox 1930
†Eocypraea (Eocypraea) louellae Groves 1990
†Eocypraea (Eocypraea) mortoni Gabb 1860
†Eocypraea (Eocypraea) parahybensis Maury 1930
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
Diagnosis
| Reference | Diagnosis | |
|---|---|---|
| L. T. Groves 1990 | Inflated-pyriform shell of small to medium size; spire involute; narrow elongate aperture; fossula broad, smooth, concave. | |
| L. T. Groves 2011 | Inflated-pyriform shell of small to mediumsize; spire involute; narrow elongate aperture; fossulabroad, smooth, concave. |