Gastropoda - Sorbeoconcha - Cypraeidae
Alternative combinations: Cypraea heilprini, Erronea (Adusta) heilprinii, Floradusta heilprini
Full reference: W. H. Dall. 1890. Contributions to the Tertiary fauna of Florida. Scientific Transactions of the Wagner Free Institute of Philadelphia 3(1):1-200
Belongs to Zonaria according to B. M. Landau and L. T. Groves 2011
Sister taxa: Zonaria (Zonaria), Zonaria annettae, Zonaria dertamygdaloides, Zonaria dujardini, Zonaria globosa, Zonaria mariaelisabethae, Zonaria pingata, Zonaria pittorum, Zonaria porcellus, Zonaria praelatior, Zonaria pseudotumulus, Zonaria sanguinolenta, Zonaria shirleyae, Zonaria simonnei, Zonaria spurcoides, Zonaria theresae, Zonaria travancorica, Zonaria tumulus, Zonaria zonaria, Zonaria zonata
Type specimen: USNM 114103, a shell. Its type locality is USGS Loc. 2115 - Ten Mile Creek on Chipola River, 1 mile west of Baileys Ferry, which is in a Burdigalian marine marl/sandstone in the Chipola Formation of Florida.
Ecology: epifaunal omnivore-grazer
Distribution:
• Miocene of the Dominican Republic (1 collection), United States (4: Florida)
Total: 5 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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