Gastropoda - Sorbeoconcha - Cypraeidae
Alternative combination: Zoila arlettae
Full reference: L. Dolin. 1991. Cypraeoidea and Lamellarioidea (Mollusca: Gastropoda), from the Chipola Formation (late early Miocene) of northwestern Florida. Tulane Studies in Geology and Paleontology 24(1-2):1-60
Belongs to Cypraeorbis according to B. M. Landau and L. T. Groves 2011
See also Dolin 1991
Sister taxa: Cypraea (Cypraeorbis) heilprinii, Cypraeorbis (Cypraeorbis), Cypraeorbis alabamensis, Cypraeorbis boggsi, Cypraeorbis bulbus, Cypraeorbis exsplendens, Cypraeorbis gaasensis, Cypraeorbis kendrewi, Cypraeorbis lineata, Cypraeorbis noveli, Cypraeorbis nuculoides, Cypraeorbis perplexa, Cypraeorbis sphaeroides, Cypraeorbis splendens, Cypraeorbis vaughani, Cypraeorbis ventripotens, Cypraeorbis vesicularis, Cypraeorbis willcoxi, Loxacypraea plumbea, Loxacypraea apalachicolae, Loxacypraea colligens, Loxacypraea chilona, Loxacypraea genei, Loxacypraea emilyae, Loxacypraea orbignyana
Type specimen: USNM 43590, a shell
Ecology: epifaunal omnivore-grazer
Distribution:
• Miocene of United States (8: Florida collections)
Total: 8 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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