Gastropoda - Sorbeoconcha - Eocypraeidae
Alternative combination: Cypraea bowerbankii
Full reference: J. d.e. C. Sowerby. 1850. Description of, andremarks on, the Tertiary shells from Braklesham and Selsey. The geology and fossils of the Tertiary and Cretaceous formations of Sussex: Brighton 206-241
Belongs to Sphaerocypraea according to D. Fehse 2013
See also Dolin and Ledon 2002, Hendy et al. 2008 and Sowerby 1850
Sister taxa: Sphaerocypraea bartlettiana, Sphaerocypraea globularis, Sphaerocypraea incomparabilis, Sphaerocypraea jacksonensis, Sphaerocypraea negritensis, Sphaerocypraea ovulina, Sphaerocypraea tardivelae, Sphaerocypraea wegeneri
Ecology: epifaunal omnivore-grazer
Distribution: found only at Units S1-S9, Selsey Peninsula, West Sussex (Eocene of the United Kingdom)
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