Gastropoda - Sorbeoconcha - Cypraeidae
Alternative combination: Cypraea caputserpentis
Full reference: C. Linnaeus. 1758. Systema Naturae per Regna Tria Naturae, Secundum Classes, Ordines, Genera, Species, cum Characteribus, Differentiis, Synonymis, Locis. Editio Decima 1:1-824
Belongs to Cypraea (Erosaria) according to T. Okutaini 2000
See also Linnaeus 1758
Sister taxa: Cypraea (Erosaria) guttata, Cypraea (Erosaria) helvola, Cypraea (Erosaria) malekulensis, Cypraea (Erosaria) sindiensis, Erosaria (Erosaria), Erosaria (Paulonaria), Erosaria (Ravitrona), Erosaria acicularis, Erosaria aliena, Erosaria americana, Erosaria cernica, Erosaria citrina, Erosaria eburnea, Erosaria erosa, Erosaria everwijni, Erosaria helvola, Erosaria labrolineata, Erosaria miliaris, Erosaria ocellata, Erosaria poraria, Erosaria spurca, Erosaria turdus
Ecology: epifaunal omnivore-grazer
Distribution:
• Quaternary of Australia (1 collection), Djibouti (1), Japan (1), Mozambique (1), the Seychelles (1), Tonga (1), United States (18: Hawaii), Vanuatu (1)
• Pliocene to Pleistocene of Guam (1)
Total: 26 collections each including a single occurrence
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