Gastropoda - Sorbeoconcha - Eocypraeidae
Alternative combinations: Austrocypraea ovulatella, Cypraea ovulatella
Full reference: R. Tate. 1890. The gastropods of the Older Tertiary of Australia. (Part III). Transactions of the Royal Society of South Australia 13:185-235
Belongs to Willungia according to D. Fehse 2013
See also Darragh 2017, Fehse and Kendrick 2000, Schilder and Schilder 1971 and Tate 1890
Sister taxa: Willungia erro, Willungia tasmanica
Type specimen: Its type locality is Aldinga Cliffs, which is in a Priabonian basinal (carbonate) marl in the Port Willunga Formation of Australia
Ecology: epifaunal omnivore-grazer
Distribution:
• Oligocene of Australia (1 collection)
• Eocene of Australia (7)
Total: 8 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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