Gastropoda - Sorbeoconcha - Cypraeidae
Full reference: H. L. Abbass. 1967. A monograph on the Egyptian Paleocene and Eocene gastropods. United Arab Republic, Geological Survey-Geological Museum, Palaeontological Series, Monograph (4)1-154
Belongs to Gisortia according to H. L. Abbass 1967
Sister taxa: Gisortia (Megalocypraea), Gisortia (Vicetia), Gisortia brevis, Gisortia clarki, Gisortia colombiana, Gisortia coombii, Gisortia gigantea, Gisortia harrisi, Gisortia mahgoobi, Gisortia murchisoni, Gisortia tuberculosa, Cypraea (Aricia) simplicissima, Cypraea (Aricia) beberkiriana
Type specimen: G436, a shell.
Ecology: epifaunal omnivore-grazer
Distribution: found only at Egypt 8 (Ras El Ghorab) (Eocene of Egypt)
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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