Gastropoda - Sorbeoconcha - Eocypraeidae
Alternative combination: Cypraea (Monetaria) boggsi
Full reference: A. A. Olsson. 1928. Contributions to the Tertiary paleontology of northern Peru: Part 1. Bulletins of American Paleontology 14(52)
Belongs to Luponovula according to C. Dolin and L. Dolin 1983
See also Hendy et al. 2008, Ingram 1947 and Olsson 1928
Sister taxa: Luponovula maniobraensis, Luponovula merlei, Luponovula normalis, Luponovula quaggiottoi, Luponovula rouaulti, Luponovula rugosa
Type specimen: Its type locality is Negritos [Saman Conglomerate, Saman Fm], which is in an Eocene coastal conglomerate in the Saman Formation of Peru
Ecology: epifaunal omnivore-grazer
Distribution: found only at Lagunitas [Saman Conglomerate, Saman Fm]
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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