Mandolina Jousseaume 1884 (cowry)

Gastropoda - Sorbeoconcha - Cypraeidae

Alternative spelling: Cypraea (Mandolina)

Parent taxon: Cypraeidae according to P. Lozouet et al. 2001

See also Sepkoski 2002

Sister taxa: Afrozoila, Akleistostoma, Archicypraeinae, Bernayinae, Bistolidinae, Cypraeinae, Cypraeorbis, Cypraeovulinae, Cyproglobininae, Erosariinae, Erroneinae, Eucypraea, Fossacypraea, Gisortiinae, Luriinae, Megalocypraea, Nariinae, Nesiocypraea, Notadusta, Ovulum, Proadusta, Pseudadusta, Pseudocypraeinae, Pseudozonariinae, Pustulariinae, Pustulariopsis, Semicypraea, Siphocypraea, Umbilia, Zoila, Zonariinae

Subtaxa: Mandolina (Mandolina) Mandolina pergibba Mandolina rhomboidalis

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Ecology: epifaunal omnivore-grazer

Distribution:

• Miocene of France (2 collections), Italy (5)

Total: 7 collections each including a single occurrence

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