Leporicypraea Iredale 1930 (cowry)

Gastropoda - Sorbeoconcha - Cypraeidae

Parent taxon: Cypraeinae according to J. L. Soriano 2006

See also Sepkoski 2002

Sister taxa: Cypraea, Cypraeini, Jousseaumea, Macrocypraea, Mauritia, Muracypraea, Plaziatia, Praerosaria, Prozonarina, Schilderia, Talparia, Zonarina

Subtaxa: none

Ecology: epifaunal omnivore-grazer

Distribution: found only at Eastern side of Sharm Obhur, north of Jeddah City, shell-rich calcareous unit (Quaternary of Saudi Arabia)

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