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Archicypraea ✝
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Taxonomy (GBIF) | Life : Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Littorinimorpha : Cypraeidae : Archicypraea | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxonomy (PBDB) | Life : Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Cypraeidae : Archicypraea | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxonomic Status (GBIF) | accepted | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Classification (PBDB,GBIF) |
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Scientific Name | Archicypraea F.A.Schilder, 1926 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Name Published In | Nautilus, 40 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Opinions (PBDB) |
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Status (PBDB) | extinct | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxon Size (PBDB) | 7 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
First Recorded Appearance | 66.0 - 61.6 Ma Paleocene | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Last Recorded Appearance | 41.3 - 38.0 Ma Eocene | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Motility | actively mobile (based on Cypraeidae) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Vision | limited (based on Gastropoda) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Diet | omnivore, grazer (based on Cypraeidae) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taphonomy | aragonite (based on Gastropoda) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Primary Reference (PBDB) | F. A. Schilder. 1927. Revision der Cypraeacea (Moll., Gastr.). Archiv fur Naturgeschichte 91(A/10):1-165 |
Fossil Distribution
Subtaxa
Name | Status | Common Name(s) | Fossil Occurrences | Oldest | Youngest |
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Archicypraea ancillaria ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 2 | 41.3 Ma Eocene | 41.3 Ma Eocene | |
Archicypraea bellardiana ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 56.0 Ma Paleocene | 56.0 Ma Paleocene | |
Archicypraea cretacea species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Archicypraea electra species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Archicypraea exerta ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | ||||
Archicypraea faullummeli species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Archicypraea lioyi ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 47.8 Ma Eocene | 47.8 Ma Eocene | |
Archicypraea prisca ✝ species | listed (PBDB) | 3 | 59.2 Ma Paleocene | 47.8 Ma Eocene | |
Archicypraea schtrocki species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Archicypraea superba ✝ species | listed (PBDB) | 1 | 47.8 Ma Eocene | 47.8 Ma Eocene | |
Archicypraea vicenzana species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Cypraea prisca species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB |
Synonymy List
Year | Name and Author |
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1927 | Archicypraea Schilder |
2002 | Archicypraea Sepkoski, Jr. |
2006 | Archicypraea Soriano p. 53 |
2009 | Archicypraea Dolin and Pacaud p. 279 |
References
Data courtesy of: PBDB: The Paleobiology Database, Creative Commons CC-BY licenced. , GBIF: the Global Biodiversity Information Facility, various licences, iDigBio, various licences, and EOL: The Encyclopedia of Life (Open Data Public Domain). Because fossils are made of minerals too!