Gastropoda - Sorbeoconcha - Cypraeidae
Alternative combination: Cypraea posei
Full reference: A. Figueiras. 1985. Primera cita para la Argentina del genero Cypraea Linne, 1758 (Mollusca: Gasteropoda) y description de una nueva especie para la Formacion Roca, Provincia de Rio Negro, Argentina. Patagoniana 1(1):5-15
Belongs to Siphocypraea according to V. A. Reichler 2010
See also Figueiras 1985
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 problematica, Siphocypraea transitoria, Siphocypraea trippeana, Siphocypraea tristensis, Calusacypraea (Myakkacypraea) myakka, Calusacypraea (Myakkacypraea) schnireli, Calusacypraea (Myakkacypraea) kelleyi, Cypraeactaeon pennai, Calusacypraea globulina, Calusacypraea tequesta, Calusacypraea sarasotaensis, Calusacypraea briani, Siphocypraea (Pahayokea) josiai, Siphocypraea (Pahayokea) gabrielleae, Siphocypraea (Pahayokea) alligator, Siphocypraea (Pahayokea) penningtonorum, Siphocypraea (Pahayokea) kissimmeensis, Siphocypraea (Pahayokea) basingerensis, Siphocypraea (Pahayokea) mansfieldi, Siphocypraea (Pahayokea) aspenae, Siphocypraea (Pahayokea) rucksorum, Siphocypraea (Pahayokea) parodizi, Siphocypraea (Pahayokea) erici
Ecology: epifaunal omnivore-grazer
Distribution:
• Miocene of Argentina (2 collections)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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