Bernaya (Protocypraea) gualalaensis Anderson 1958 (cowry)

Gastropoda - Sorbeoconcha - Cypraeidae

Alternative combinations: Cypraea guadelensis, Cypraea gualalaensis

Full reference: F. M. Anderson. 1958. Upper Cretaceous of the Pacific Coast. Geological Society of America Memoir 71:1-378

Belongs to Bernaya (Protocypraea) according to L. T. Groves et al. 2011

See also Anderson 1958 and Groves 1990

Sister taxa: Bernaya (Protocypraea) argonautica, Bernaya (Protocypraea) berryessae, Bernaya (Protocypraea) cunliffei, Bernaya (Protocypraea) globuliformis, Bernaya (Protocypraea) kayei, Bernaya (Protocypraea) kohatica, Bernaya (Protocypraea) louellasaulae, Bernaya (Protocypraea) mississippiensis, Bernaya (Protocypraea) orbignana, Bernaya (Protocypraea) popenoei, Bernaya (Protocypraea) rineyi, Bernaya (Protocypraea) sayni, Bernaya (Protocypraea) veraghoorensis

Type specimen: CAS 61918.01, a shell

Ecology: epifaunal omnivore-grazer

Distribution:

• Cretaceous of United States (8: California collections)

Total: 8 collections each including a single occurrence

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