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Cypraeovula
| Description | Cypraeovula is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Cypraeidae, the cowries. From Wikipedia article at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cypraeovula, which is released under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share-Alike License 3.0. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Rank | genus | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomy (GBIF) | Life : Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Littorinimorpha : Cypraeidae : Cypraeovula | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomy (PBDB) | Life : Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Cypraeidae : Cypraeovula | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomic Status (GBIF) | accepted | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Scientific Name | Cypraeovula Gray, 1824 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Name Published In | Gray, J.E. (1824). Monograph on the Cypraeidae, a family of testaceous Mollusca. Zoological Journal. 1: 71-80, 137-152. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Status (PBDB) | extant | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxon Size (PBDB) | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Extant Size (PBDB) | 2 (67%) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| First Recorded Appearance | 38.0 - 33.9 Ma Paleogene | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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) | C. P. Meyer. 2003. Molecular systematics of cowries (Gastropoda: Cypraeidae) and diversification patterns in the tropics. Biological Journal of the Linnean Society 79(3):401-459 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wikipedia | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cypraeovula |
Fossil Distribution
Subtaxa
| Name | Status | Common Name(s) | Fossil Occurrences | Oldest | Youngest |
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| Cypraeovula (Cypraeovula) subgenus | listed (PBDB) | 1 | 2.59 Ma Pleistocene | 0 Ma Extant | |
| Cypraeovula alfredensis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Cypraeovula algoensis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Cypraeovula amphithales species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Cypraeovula capensis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Cypraeovula castanea species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Cypraeovula cohenae species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Cypraeovula colligata species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Cypraeovula connelli species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Cypraeovula coronata species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Cypraeovula cruickshanki species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Cypraeovula edentula species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Cypraeovula fuscodentata species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Cypraeovula fuscorubra species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Cypraeovula immelmani species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Cypraeovula iutsui species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Cypraeovula kesslerorum species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Cypraeovula mauvei species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Cypraeovula mikeharti species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Cypraeovula volvens species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Obsolete Names
| Name | Source | Taxon Rank | Taxonomy |
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| Crossia Shikama, 1974 | GBIF | genus | Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Littorinimorpha : Cypraeidae : Crossia |
| Luponia Gray, 1837 | GBIF | genus | Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Littorinimorpha : Cypraeidae : Luponia |
| Cyprovula Gray, 1840 | GBIF | genus | Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Littorinimorpha : Cypraeidae : Cyprovula |
| Cypraeova Swainson, 1840 | GBIF | genus | Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Littorinimorpha : Cypraeidae : Cypraeova |
| Cypraeovulum Swainson, 1840 | GBIF | genus | Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Littorinimorpha : Cypraeidae : Cypraeovulum |
| Cypraeovum Schaufuss, 1869 | GBIF | genus | Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Littorinimorpha : Cypraeidae : Cypraeovum |
Synonymy List
| Year | Name and Author |
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| 1824 | Cypraeovula Gray |
| 1880 | Cypraea (Cypraeovula) Hoernes and Auinger |
| 1880 | Cypraea (Cyprovula) de Gregorio |
| 1927 | Cypraeovula Schilder |
| 2004 | Cypraeovula Meyer |
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!
