Gastropoda - Sorbeoconcha - Cypraeidae
Alternative combinations: Cypraea (Palaeocypraea) spirata, Cypraea spirata, Cypraeacites spiratus, Palaeocypraea (Palaeocypraea) spirata
Full reference: E.F. von Schlotheim. 1820. Die Petrfactendunde auf ihrem jetzigen Standpunkte durch die Beshreibung seiner Sammlung versteinerter und fossiler Überreste des Thier- und Pflanzernreichs der Vorwelt erläutert 1-457
Belongs to Palaeocypraea according to B. W. Lauridsen and K. I. Schnetler 2014
See also Groves 2004, Ravn 1902, Ravn 1933, Schilder 1928, Schilder and Schilder 1971 and von Schlotheim 1820
Sister taxa: Palaeocypraea (Palaeocypraea), Palaeocypraea (Pustulariopsis), Palaeocypraea corsicanana, Palaeocypraea eripnides, Palaeocypraea fontana, Palaeocypraea grooti, Palaeocypraea nuciformis, Palaeocypraea squyeri, Palaeocypraea suciensis, Palaeocypraea suecica, Palaeocypraea wilfredi
Ecology: epifaunal omnivore-grazer
Distribution:
• Paleocene of Denmark (4 collections), Sweden (1)
Total: 5 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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