Gastropoda - Sorbeoconcha - Cypraeidae
Alternative combination: Cypraea anguillana
Full reference: C. W. Cooke. 1919. Tertiary mollusks from the Leeward Islands and Cuba. Contributions to the geology and paleontology of the West Indies. Carnegie Institution of Washington 105-156
Belongs to Macrocypraea according to M. d. C. Perrilliat et al. 2003
See also Cooke 1919
Sister taxa: Cypraea (Macrocypraea) spengleri, Macrocypraea cervus, Macrocypraea joanneae, Macrocypraea veintensis, Macrocypraea zebra
Type specimen: USNM 166963, a shell. Its type locality is USGS 6893. Crocus Bay, which is in a Burdigalian/Serravallian reef, buildup or bioherm limestone/limestone in the Anguilla Formation of Anguilla.
Distribution:
• Miocene of Anguilla (2 collections)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
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