Gastropoda - Sorbeoconcha - Cypraeidae
Alternative combinations: Basilitrona isabella, Cypraea (Cypraea) isabella, Cypraea (Luria) isabella, Cypraea (Talparia) isabella, Cypraea isabella, Luria (Basilitrona) isabella, Luria isabellae
Full reference: C. Linnaeus. 1758. Systema Naturae per Regna Tria Naturae, Secundum Classes, Ordines, Genera, Species, cum Characteribus, Differentiis, Synonymis, Locis. Editio Decima 1:1-824
Belongs to Luria according to G. Rosenberg et al. 2006
See also Iredale 1930, Jung 1989, Ladd 1977, Linnaeus 1758, Schilder 1941 and Wilson 2002
Sister taxa: Cypraea (Luria) cinerea, Luria campbelliana, Luria cantaurana, Luria dominicensis, Luria isabellaprimitiva, Luria lurida, Luria mariaelisabethae, Luria tessellata, Luria voleki, Luria (Tessellata) cahuzaci, Luria (Tessellata) chattica, Luria (Tessellata) castinea, Luria (Tessellata) pelouaensis, Luria (Basilitrona) jenkinsi, Luria (Basilitrona) patrespatriae, Luria (Basilitrona) sanctesebastiani
Subtaxa: Cypraea (Cypraea) isabella lekalekana Cypraea (Luria) isabella lekalekana
Ecology: epifaunal omnivore-grazer
Distribution:
• Quaternary of Djibouti (1 collection), Egypt (2), Eritrea (1), the Marshall Islands (1), Papua New Guinea (2), the Seychelles (1), Tonga (4), United States (10: Hawaii)
• Pliocene to Pleistocene of Guam (1)
• Pliocene of the Dominican Republic (6), Fiji (1), Jamaica (1)
• Miocene to Pliocene of the Dominican Republic (2)
• Miocene of the Dominican Republic (7), Fiji (1), Venezuela (1)
Total: 42 collections each including a single occurrence
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