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Monetaria annulus

Gastropoda - Cypraeidae

Taxonomy
Cypraea annulus was named by Linnaeus (1758) [m. kosnik taxon no: 10481]. It is extant.

It was recombined as Monetaria annulus by Moretzsohn (2015).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1758Cypraea annulus Linnaeus
2002Cypraea annulus Wilson p. 114
2015Monetaria annulus Moretzsohn

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classGastropoda
subclassCaenogastropoda(Cox 1959)
RankNameAuthor
—Sorbeoconcha(Ponder and Lindberg 1997)
—Hypsogastropoda(Ponder and Lindberg 1997)
superorderLatrogastropodaRiedel 2000
superfamilyCypraeoidea(Rafinesque 1815)
familyCypraeidaeRafinesque 1815
subfamilyErosariinaeSchilder 1924
genusMonetariaTroschel 1863
speciesannulus()

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.

Monetaria annulus Linnaeus 1758
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitec
Locomotion: actively mobilef
Life habit: epifaunalf
Diet: omnivoref
Diet 2: grazerf
Vision: limitedc
Created: 2009-09-10 07:50:11
Modified: 2009-09-10 09:50:11
Source: f = family, c = class
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Kiessling 2004

Age range: Late/Upper Pleistocene or 0.12900 to 0.01170 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Saudi Arabia Cypraea annulus (107972)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Djibouti Cypraea annulus (96787)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Australia (Western Australia) Cypraea annulus (63318)