Gastropoda - Sorbeoconcha - Cypraeidae
Alternative combinations: Cypraea grahami, Siphocypraea grahami
Synonyms: Cypraea rugosa Ingram 1947, Siphocypraea rugosa Ingram 1947
Full reference: W. M. Ingram. 1947. New fossil Cypraeidae from Venezuela and Colombia. Bulletins of American Paleontology 31(121):127-136
Belongs to Muracypraea according to B. M. Landau and L. T. Groves 2011
See also Ingram 1947, Landau and Marques da Silva 2010, Petuch 1988 and Weisbord 1962
Sister taxa: Muracypraea andersoni, Muracypraea angustirima, Muracypraea caroniensis, Muracypraea cayapa, Muracypraea donmoorei, Muracypraea henekeni, Muracypraea hyaena, Muracypraea isthmica, Muracypraea mus, Muracypraea ormenoi, Muracypraea projecta, Muracypraea tuberae, Muracypraea woodringi
Ecology: epifaunal omnivore-grazer
Distribution:
• Pliocene of Venezuela (2 collections)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
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