Cypraecassis testiculus Linnaeus 1758 (snail)
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Gastropoda - Sorbeoconcha - Cassidae
Alternative combinations: Buccinum testiculus, Cassidea testiculus, Cassis (Cypraecassis) testiculus, Cassis testiculus
Belongs to Cypraecassis according to A. G. Beu 2010
See also Maury 1917
Sister taxa: Cypraecassis (Cypraecassis), Cypraecassis (Levenia), Cypraecassis cantaurana, Cypraecassis chipolana, Cypraecassis coarctata, Cypraecassis tenuis, Cypraecassis wilmae
Ecology: epifaunal carnivore
Distribution:
• Quaternary of Cuba (1 collection), Spain (1)
• Pliocene of the Dominican Republic (5)
• Miocene to Pliocene of the Dominican Republic (2)
• Miocene of the Dominican Republic (10), Venezuela (6)
Total: 25 collections each including a single occurrence
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