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Siphocypraea

Gastropoda - Cypraeidae

Taxonomy

Siphocypraea was named by Heilprin (1897) [Sepkoski's age data: T Mi-l R]. It is extant. Its type is Cypraea problematica.

It was reranked as Akleistostoma (Siphocypraea) by Schilder (1968).

It was assigned to Akleistostoma by Schilder (1968); to Cypraeidae by Perrilliat (1992); and to Neotaenioglossa by Sepkoski (2002).

Synonyms

Siphocypraea (Pahayokea) was named by Petuch (2003).

It was synonymized subjectively with Siphocypraea by Dolin (2015).

It was assigned to Siphocypraea by Petuch (2003).
Cypraeactaeon was named by White (1887).

It was synonymized subjectively with Siphocypraea by Vaught et al. (1989).
Calusacypraea was named by Petuch (1996).

It was synonymized subjectively with Siphocypraea by Dolin (2015).

It was assigned to Cypraeidae by Petuch (1996) and Petuch (2004).
Calusacypraea (Myakkacypraea) was named by Petuch (2004).

It was synonymized subjectively with Siphocypraea by Dolin (2015).

It was assigned to Calusacypraea by Petuch (2004).

Synonymy list

Year	Name and author
1887	Cypraeactaeon White
1897	Siphocypraea Heilprin p. 111
1968	Akleistostoma (Siphocypraea) Schilder p. 266
1992	Siphocypraea Perrilliat p. 24
1996	Calusacypraea Petuch p. 17
2002	Siphocypraea Sepkoski
2003	Siphocypraea (Pahayokea) Petuch
2004	Calusacypraea Petuch p. 273
2004	Calusacypraea (Myakkacypraea) Petuch p. 274 figs. pl. 64, figs. D, E

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Rank	Name	Author
kingdom	Animalia	()
—	Bilateria
—	Eubilateria	Ax 1987
—	Protostomia
—	Spiralia
superphylum	Lophotrochozoa
phylum	Mollusca
class	Gastropoda

Rank	Name	Author
subclass	Caenogastropoda	(Cox 1959)
—	Sorbeoconcha	(Ponder and Lindberg 1997)
—	Hypsogastropoda	(Ponder and Lindberg 1997)
superorder	Latrogastropoda	Riedel 2000
superfamily	Cypraeoidea	(Rafinesque 1815)
family	Cypraeidae	Rafinesque 1815
genus	Siphocypraea	Heilprin 1897

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.

G. Siphocypraea Heilprin 1897

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Subg. †Siphocypraea (Okeechobea) Petuch 2003

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†Siphocypraea (Okeechobea) brantleyi Petuch 2003

Subg. †Siphocypraea (Siphocypraea) Heilprin 1897

†Siphocypraea almirantensis Olsson 1922

†Siphocypraea amandusi Hertlein and Jordan 1927

Siphocypraea cannoni Petuch 1994

†Siphocypraea dimasi Petuch 1998

†Siphocypraea duerri Petuch 1996

†Siphocypraea griffini Petuch 1991

†Siphocypraea grovesi Petuch 1998

†Siphocypraea macrovoluta Ferreira and Cunha 1957

†Siphocypraea merriami Ingram 1939

†Siphocypraea metae Petuch 1994

†Siphocypraea mulepenensis Petuch 1991

†Siphocypraea pennai White 1887

†Siphocypraea philemoni Fehse 1997

†Siphocypraea posei Figueiras 1985

†Siphocypraea problematica Heilprin 1886

†Siphocypraea transitoria Olsson and Petit 1964

†Siphocypraea trippeana Parodiz 1988

Siphocypraea tristensis Petuch 1987

Invalid names: Calusacypraea Petuch 1996 [synonym], Cypraeactaeon White 1887 [synonym], Myakkacypraea Petuch 2004 [synonym], Pahayokea Petuch 2003 [synonym]

Diagnosis

Reference	Diagnosis
E. J. Petuch 1996 (Calusacypraea)	Cvpraeid shells of average to large size, ranging from 35 to 70 mm in length, extremely inflated, thin, delicate, bulliform; apices characteristically very depressed, forming distinct apical pit; posterior edge of lip typically highly-developed, greatly-projecting beyond plane of spire; columellar side of apical area poorlydeveloped, only slightly projecting beyond plane of spire; anterior extremities poorly developed, without distinct projecting beaks; ends of anterior extremities do not extend beyond end of anterior canal, producing rounded, blunt, sheared-off appearance; in some species, anterior extremity on labial side almost absent, with extremity blending into rounded end of lip and giving shell juvenile appearance; bases of shells very rounded; margins of shells poorly-developed, rounded, with only thin enamel deposits; anterior canal thickened, bordered by prominent enamel collar; apertures proportionally narrow, variabK w idening tow ard anterior end; columellar teeth proportionally small, thin, and narrow, extending along length of columella; some species with row of obsolete, secondary teeth developed along anterior end of columella; labial teeth well-developed, confined to edge of lip; tossula nonexistent; color pattern (when preserved) composed of numerous small, closely-spaced dots on dorsum.