Gastropoda - Sorbeoconcha - Cypraeidae
Alternative combinations: Cypraea (Muracypraea) amandusi, Cypraea amandusi
Full reference: L. G. Hertlein and E. K. Jordan. 1927. Paleontology of the Miocene of Lower California. Proceedings of the Academy of Sciences 16(19):605-647
Belongs to Siphocypraea according to E. J. Petuch 1988
See also Weisbord 1962
Sister taxa: Siphocypraea (Okeechobea), Siphocypraea (Siphocypraea), Siphocypraea almirantensis, 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, Siphocypraea (Pahayokea) alligator, Siphocypraea (Pahayokea) rucksorum, Siphocypraea (Pahayokea) josiai, Siphocypraea (Pahayokea) parodizi, Siphocypraea (Pahayokea) erici, Siphocypraea (Pahayokea) aspenae, Siphocypraea (Pahayokea) mansfieldi, Siphocypraea (Pahayokea) penningtonorum, Siphocypraea (Pahayokea) gabrielleae, Siphocypraea (Pahayokea) basingerensis, Siphocypraea (Pahayokea) kissimmeensis, Calusacypraea (Myakkacypraea) kelleyi, Calusacypraea (Myakkacypraea) schnireli, Calusacypraea (Myakkacypraea) myakka, Calusacypraea globulina, Calusacypraea sarasotaensis, Calusacypraea tequesta, Calusacypraea briani, Cypraeactaeon pennai
Type specimen: LSJU (no number), a shell. Its type locality is LSJU Loc. 66, San Ignacio [Isidro Fm], which is in a Miocene marine sandstone in the Isidro Formation of Mexico.
Ecology: epifaunal omnivore-grazer
Distribution:
• Miocene of Mexico (2 collections)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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