Megalocypraea thomasi Olsson 1930 (cowry)

Gastropoda - Sorbeoconcha - Cypraeidae

Alternative combination: Gisortia thomasi

Full reference: A. A. Olsson. 1930. Contributions to the Tertiary Paleontology of Northern Peru: Part 3, Eocene Mollusca. Bulletins of American Paleontology 17(62):1-164

Belongs to Megalocypraea according to W. P. Woodring 1982

See also Olsson 1930

Sister taxa: none

Ecology: epifaunal omnivore-grazer

Distribution: found only at Cabo Blanco, banks of Que Siches (Eocene of Peru)

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