†Megalocypraea thomasi Olsson 1930 (cowry)
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Gastropoda - Sorbeoconcha - Cypraeidae
Alternative combination: Gisortia thomasi
Full reference: A. A. Olsson. 1930. Contributions to the Tertiary Paleontology of Northern Peru: Part 3, Eocene Mollusca. Bulletins of American Paleontology 17(62):1-164
Belongs to Megalocypraea according to W. P. Woodring 1982
See also Olsson 1930
Sister taxa: none
Ecology: epifaunal omnivore-grazer
Distribution: found only at Cabo Blanco, banks of Que Siches (Eocene of Peru)
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