Gastropoda - Sorbeoconcha - Cypraeidae
Full reference: B. M. Landau and L. T. Groves. 2011. Cypraeidae (Mollusca: Gastropoda) from the early Miocene Cantaure Formation of northern Venezuela. Novaplex 12(1-2):1-38
Belongs to Luria according to B. M. Landau and L. T. Groves 2011
Sister taxa: Cypraea (Luria) cinerea, Luria campbelliana, Luria cantaurana, Luria dominicensis, Luria isabella, Luria lurida, Luria mariaelisabethae, Luria tessellata, Luria voleki, Luria (Basilitrona) jenkinsi, Luria (Basilitrona) sanctesebastiani, Luria (Basilitrona) patrespatriae, Luria (Tessellata) cahuzaci, Luria (Tessellata) chattica, Luria (Tessellata) castinea, Luria (Tessellata) pelouaensis
Type specimen: NHMW 2010/0036/0005, a shell. Its type locality is Cantaure Formation (unspecified localities), which is in a Burdigalian transition zone/lower shoreface siliciclastic in the Cantaure Formation of Venezuela.
Ecology: epifaunal omnivore-grazer
Distribution: found only at Cantaure Formation (unspecified localities)
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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