Siphocypraea Heilprin 1897 (cowry)

Gastropoda - Sorbeoconcha - Cypraeidae

Alternative spelling: Akleistostoma (Siphocypraea)

Synonyms: Calusacypraea Petuch 1996, Calusacypraea (Myakkacypraea) Petuch 2004, Cypraeactaeon White 1887, Myakkacypraea Petuch 2004, Pahayokea Petuch 2003, Siphocypraea (Pahayokea) Petuch 2003

Parent taxon: Cypraeidae according to E. J. Petuch 2004

See also Dolin 2015, Perrilliat 1992, Petuch 1996, Schilder 1968, Sepkoski 2002 and Vaught et al. 1989

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

Subtaxa: Calusacypraea (Myakkacypraea) kelleyi Calusacypraea (Myakkacypraea) myakka Calusacypraea (Myakkacypraea) schnireli Calusacypraea briani Calusacypraea globulina Calusacypraea sarasotaensis Calusacypraea tequesta Cypraeactaeon pennai Siphocypraea (Okeechobea) Siphocypraea (Pahayokea) alligator Siphocypraea (Pahayokea) aspenae Siphocypraea (Pahayokea) basingerensis Siphocypraea (Pahayokea) erici Siphocypraea (Pahayokea) gabrielleae Siphocypraea (Pahayokea) josiai Siphocypraea (Pahayokea) kissimmeensis Siphocypraea (Pahayokea) mansfieldi Siphocypraea (Pahayokea) parodizi Siphocypraea (Pahayokea) penningtonorum Siphocypraea (Pahayokea) rucksorum Siphocypraea (Siphocypraea) Siphocypraea almirantensis Siphocypraea amandusi Siphocypraea cannoni Siphocypraea dimasi Siphocypraea duerri Siphocypraea griffini Siphocypraea grovesi Siphocypraea macrovoluta Siphocypraea merriami Siphocypraea metae Siphocypraea mulepenensis Siphocypraea pennai Siphocypraea philemoni Siphocypraea posei Siphocypraea problematica Siphocypraea transitoria Siphocypraea trippeana Siphocypraea tristensis

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Type: Cypraea problematica

Ecology: epifaunal omnivore-grazer

Distribution:

• Quaternary of United States (4: Florida collections)

• Pliocene to Pleistocene of United States (2: Florida)

• Pliocene of Panama (2), United States (7: Florida)

• Miocene to Pliocene of United States (1: Florida)

• Miocene of Argentina (2), Brazil (4), Mexico (2), Panama (6)

Total: 30 collections including 55 occurrences

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