Bistolida Cossmann 1920 (cowry)
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Gastropoda - Sorbeoconcha - Cypraeidae
Alternative spelling: Cypraea (Bistolida)
Synonym: Derstolida Iredale 1935
Parent taxon: Bistolidinae according to J. L. Soriano 2006
See also Kowalke 2002, Landau and Groves 2011, Meyer 2003, Sepkoski 2002 and Wilson 1993
Sister taxa: none
Subtaxa: Bistolida erythraeensis Bistolida hirundo Bistolida kieneri Derstolida fluctuans
Ecology: epifaunal omnivore-grazer
Distribution:
• Quaternary of Djibouti (1 collection), Eritrea (1)
• Miocene of the Dominican Republic (1)
Total: 3 collections each including a single occurrence
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