Protocypraea Schilder 1927 (cowry)
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Gastropoda - Sorbeoconcha - Cypraeidae
Parent taxon: Bernayinae according to L. T. Groves and R. L. Squires 2023
Sister taxa: Afrocypraea, Archicypraeini, Barycypraea, Bernaya, Bernayini, Gisortia
Subtaxa: none
Ecology: epifaunal omnivore-grazer
Distribution:
• Paleocene of Greenland (2 collections), Mexico (1), United States (1: California)
• Cretaceous of Brazil (1)
Total: 5 collections each including a single occurrence
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