Gastropoda - Sorbeoconcha - Cypraeidae
Alternative spelling: Cypraea (Nucleolaria)
Full reference: K. Oyama. 1959. Review of nomenclature on Japanese shells (3). Venus 20(4):361-362
Parent taxon: Erosariinae according to L. T. Groves and R. L. Squires 2023
See also Groves 1994, Meyer 2003, Oyama 1959 and Wilson 1993
Sister taxa: Erosaria, Erosariini, Monetaria, Naria, Propustularia, Staphylaea, Subepona
Subtaxa: Nucleolaria bezoyensis Nucleolaria cowlitziana Nucleolaria granulata
Ecology: epifaunal omnivore-grazer
Distribution:
• Quaternary of United States (11: Hawaii collections)
• Oligocene of France (2)
• Eocene of United States (2: Washington)
Total: 15 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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