Apiocypraea spatiosa Fehse 2004 (snail)

Gastropoda - Sorbeoconcha - Eocypraeidae

Full reference: D. Fehse. 2004. Die mediterrane, marine Molluskenwelt im Pliozin I. Die Familie Cypraeidae (Gastropoda: Cypraeoidea) mit der Beschreibung einer neuen Art. Acta Conchyliorum 8:1-32

Belongs to Apiocypraea according to B. Landau and D. Fehse 2004

See also Fehse 2004

Sister taxa: Apiocypraea (Apiocypraea), Apiocypraea davidi, Apiocypraea labrosa, Apiocypraea michaudiana, Apiocypraea parvoastensis, Apiocypraea pyrula, Apiocypraea subexcisa, Apiocypraea subphysis, Eocypraea (Apiocypraea) semen

Ecology: epifaunal omnivore-grazer

Distribution: found only at VelerĂ­n Conglomerates, Estepona (Pliocene of Spain)

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