Gastropoda - Sorbeoconcha - Cypraeidae
Full reference: K. v. W. Palmer. 1957. A new Gisortia from the Crystal River formation, Ocala group, of Florida, with explanatory notes on the Tethyan influence in the Floridian Middle and Upper Eocene. Journal of the Palaeontological Society of India 2:69-72
Belongs to Gisortia according to K. v. W. Palmer 1957
Sister taxa: Gisortia (Megalocypraea), Gisortia (Vicetia), Gisortia brevis, Gisortia clarki, Gisortia colombiana, Gisortia coombii, Gisortia gigantea, Gisortia ibrahimi, Gisortia mahgoobi, Gisortia murchisoni, Gisortia tuberculosa, Cypraea (Aricia) beberkiriana, Cypraea (Aricia) simplicissima
Type specimen: PRI 22891, a shell
Ecology: epifaunal omnivore-grazer
Distribution:
• Eocene of United States (7: Florida collections)
Total: 7 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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