Gastropoda - Sorbeoconcha - Cypraeidae

Alternative combination: Talparia mariaelisabethae

Full reference: L. Dolin. 1991. Cypraeoidea and Lamellarioidea (Mollusca: Gastropoda), from the Chipola Formation (late early Miocene) of northwestern Florida. Tulane Studies in Geology and Paleontology 24(1-2):1-60

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 isabellaprimitiva, Luria lurida, Luria tessellata, Luria voleki, Luria (Basilitrona) jenkinsi, Luria (Basilitrona) patrespatriae, Luria (Basilitrona) sanctesebastiani, Luria (Tessellata) castinea, Luria (Tessellata) chattica, Luria (Tessellata) cahuzaci, Luria (Tessellata) pelouaensis

Type specimen: FLMNH 176786, a shell. Its type locality is Chipola 09, which is in a Burdigalian marine claystone/sandstone in the Chipola Formation of Florida.

Ecology: epifaunal omnivore-grazer

Distribution: found only at Chipola 09

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Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.