Marine Species Traits - Eocypraeidae F. A. Schilder, 1924

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Eocypraeidae F. A. Schilder, 1924

AphiaID

878564 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:878564)

Classification

Status

accepted

Rank

Family

Parent

Cypraeoidea Rafinesque, 1815

Original name

Eocypraeinae F. A. Schilder, 1924

Direct children (15)

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Subfamily Eocypraeinae F. A. Schilder, 1924
1. Genus Allmoniella L. Dolin & Dockery, 2018 †
2. Genus Apiocypraea F. A. Schilder, 1927 †
3. Genus Borystheniella Pacaud, 2018 †
4. Genus Cypropterina De Gregorio, 1880 †
5. Genus Eocypraea Cossmann, 1903 †
6. Genus Eschatocypraea F. A. Schilder, 1966 †
7. Genus Grovesia L. Dolin & Ledon, 2002 †
8. Genus Taviania L. Dolin & Pacaud, 2009 †
9. Genus Oxycypraea F. A. Schilder, 1927 † accepted as Transovula De Gregorio, 1880 † (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
Subfamily Sulcocypraeinae Schilder, 1932
1. Genus Luponovula Sacco, 1894 †
2. Genus Sphaerocypraea F. A. Schilder, 1927
3. Genus Sulcocypraea Conrad, 1865 †
4. Genus Willungia A. W. B. Powell, 1938 †

Environment

marine, ~~brackish~~, ~~fresh~~, ~~terrestrial~~

Fossil range

recent + fossil

Original description

Schilder, F. A. (1924). Systematischer Index der rezenten Cypraeidae. Archiv fur Naturgeschichte, Abt. A. 90 (4): 179-214. [details]

(of Eocypraeinae F. A. Schilder, 1924) Schilder, F. A. (1924). Systematischer Index der rezenten Cypraeidae. Archiv fur Naturgeschichte, Abt. A. 90 (4): 179-214. [details]

Taxonomic citation

MolluscaBase eds. (2026). MolluscaBase. Eocypraeidae F. A. Schilder, 1924. Accessed through: Marine Species Traits editorial board (2026) Marine Species Traits at: https://www.marinespecies.org/traits/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=878564 on 2026-07-10

Thematic species database citation

Marine Species Traits editorial board (2026). Marine Species Traits. Eocypraeidae F. A. Schilder, 1924. Accessed at: https://marinespecies.org/traits/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=878564 on 2026-07-10

Taxonomic edit history

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2016-06-07 01:56:03Z

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Marshall, Bruce

2016-06-07 03:07:05Z

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Bouchet, Philippe

2022-06-07 10:00:14Z

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Dekker, Henk

2024-03-01 19:43:04Z

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Marshall, Bruce

2026-02-06 17:48:22Z

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Bouchet, Philippe

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original description Schilder, F. A. (1924). Systematischer Index der rezenten Cypraeidae. Archiv fur Naturgeschichte, Abt. A. 90 (4): 179-214. [details]

original description (of Eocypraeinae F. A. Schilder, 1924) Schilder, F. A. (1924). Systematischer Index der rezenten Cypraeidae. Archiv fur Naturgeschichte, Abt. A. 90 (4): 179-214. [details]

taxonomy source Fehse, D. (2021). The systematic position of the Eocypraeidae F.A. Schilder 1924 Part 2 (Mollusca: Gastropoda: Cypraeoidea). Privately published, Dirk Fehse, Berlin. 1-46., available online at https://www.researchgate.net/publication/349731176
page(s): 5; note: synonymy with the ovulid subfamily Prionovolvinae rebutted [details] Available for editors

status source Fehse, D. (2013). Zur systematischen stellung der Eocypraeidae (Mollusca: Gastropoda): Cypraeoidea). Palaeontographica A299: 127-148. , available online at https://doi.org/10.1127/pala/299/2013/127 [details]

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