Gastropoda - Sorbeoconcha - Cypraeidae
Alternative combinations: Cypraea (Proadusta) splendens, Cypraea splendens, Proadusta splendens
Belongs to Cypraeorbis according to L. Dolin and P. Lozouet 2004
See also Harzhauser 2004
Sister taxa: Cypraea (Cypraeorbis) heilprinii, Cypraeorbis (Cypraeorbis), Cypraeorbis alabamensis, Cypraeorbis arlettae, Cypraeorbis boggsi, Cypraeorbis bulbus, Cypraeorbis exsplendens, Cypraeorbis gaasensis, Cypraeorbis kendrewi, Cypraeorbis lineata, Cypraeorbis noveli, Cypraeorbis nuculoides, Cypraeorbis perplexa, Cypraeorbis sphaeroides, Cypraeorbis vaughani, Cypraeorbis ventripotens, Cypraeorbis vesicularis, Cypraeorbis willcoxi, Loxacypraea chilona, Loxacypraea orbignyana, Loxacypraea colligens, Loxacypraea emilyae, Loxacypraea genei, Loxacypraea apalachicolae, Loxacypraea plumbea
Ecology: epifaunal omnivore-grazer
Distribution: found only at Nummulitic limestone, Valle dell'Onte (Oligocene of Italy)
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