Gastropoda - Sorbeoconcha - Cypraeidae
Alternative combination: Siphocypraea alligator
Belongs to Siphocypraea (Pahayokea) according to E. J. Petuch 2003
Sister taxa: Siphocypraea (Okeechobea), Siphocypraea (Siphocypraea), Siphocypraea almirantensis, Siphocypraea amandusi, 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) 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
Ecology: epifaunal omnivore-grazer
Distribution: found only at Unit 2, Fruitville Mbr, Tamiami Fm (Pliocene of Florida)
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