Gisortia colombiana Clark and Durham 1946 (cowry)

Gastropoda - Sorbeoconcha - Cypraeidae

Full reference: B. L. Clark and J. W. Durham. 1946. Eocene Faunas from the Department of Bolivar, Colombia. Geological Society of America Memoir 16:1-126

Belongs to Gisortia according to B. L. Clark and J. W. Durham 1946

Sister taxa: Gisortia (Megalocypraea), Gisortia (Vicetia), Gisortia brevis, Gisortia clarki, Gisortia coombii, Gisortia gigantea, Gisortia harrisi, Gisortia ibrahimi, Gisortia mahgoobi, Gisortia murchisoni, Gisortia tuberculosa, Cypraea (Aricia) simplicissima, Cypraea (Aricia) beberkiriana

Type specimen: CAS 34996, a shell

Ecology: epifaunal omnivore-grazer

Distribution: found only at UC S60 (Eocene of Colombia)

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