Akleistostoma rilkoi Petuch 1999 (cowry)

Gastropoda - Sorbeoconcha - Cypraeidae

Alternative combination: Siphocypraea (Akleistostoma) rilkoi

Belongs to Akleistostoma according to E. J. Petuch and C. E. Roberts 2007

Sister taxa: Akleistostoma bairdi, Akleistostoma carolinensis, Akleistostoma crocodila, Akleistostoma diegelae, Akleistostoma erici, Akleistostoma floridana, Akleistostoma hughesi, Akleistostoma jenniferae, Akleistostoma macbrideae, Akleistostoma pilsbryi

Ecology: epifaunal omnivore-grazer

Distribution: found only at Unit 3, Fruitville Mbr, Tamiami Fm (Pliocene of Florida)

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