Calusacypraea tequesta Petuch 1996 (cowry)

Gastropoda - Sorbeoconcha - Cypraeidae

Full reference: E. J. Petuch. 1996. Calusacypraea, a new, possibly neotenic genus of cowries (Gastropoda: Cypraeidae) from the Pliocene of Southern Florida. The Nautilus 110(1):17-21

Belongs to Calusacypraea according to E. J. Petuch 1996

Sister taxa: Siphocypraea (Okeechobea), 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, Calusacypraea sarasotaensis, Calusacypraea globulina, Calusacypraea briani, Cypraeactaeon pennai, Siphocypraea (Pahayokea) aspenae, Siphocypraea (Pahayokea) alligator, Siphocypraea (Pahayokea) mansfieldi, Siphocypraea (Pahayokea) gabrielleae, Siphocypraea (Pahayokea) rucksorum, Siphocypraea (Pahayokea) penningtonorum, Siphocypraea (Pahayokea) kissimmeensis, Siphocypraea (Pahayokea) josiai, Siphocypraea (Pahayokea) erici, Siphocypraea (Pahayokea) basingerensis, Siphocypraea (Pahayokea) parodizi, Calusacypraea (Myakkacypraea) kelleyi, Calusacypraea (Myakkacypraea) schnireli, Calusacypraea (Myakkacypraea) myakka

Type specimen: UF 68250, a shell

Ecology: epifaunal omnivore-grazer

Distribution:

• Pliocene of United States (2: Florida collections)

Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence

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