Gastropoda - Sorbeoconcha - Cypraeidae
Alternative spellings: Callistocypraea (Miolyncina), Chelycypraea (Miolyncina), Lyncina (Miolyncina)
Parent taxon: Austrocypraeini according to D. Fehse 2012
See also Eames 1950, Glibert 1963, Meyer 2004 and Sepkoski 2002
Sister taxa: Annepona, Austrocypraea, Chelycypraea, Protoponda
Subtaxa: Callistocypraea (Miolyncina) prunum Callistocypraea (Miolyncina) soriensis Chelycypraea (Miolyncina) amygdalina Chelycypraea (Miolyncina) aquitanica Chelycypraea (Miolyncina) subovum Miolyncina cocconii Miolyncina conjungens Miolyncina prevostina
Type: Cypraea subovum
Ecology: epifaunal omnivore-grazer
Distribution:
• Pliocene of Italy (3 collections)
• Miocene of France (3), India (1), Italy (1), Pakistan (5), Poland (1), Sri Lanka (4)
• Eocene of Pakistan (1)
Total: 19 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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