Cypraea (Lyncina) schilderorum Iredale 1939 (cowry)

Gastropoda - Sorbeoconcha - Cypraeidae

Synonyms: Cypraea (Lyncina) arenosa Gray 1824, Cypraea arenosa Gray 1824

Belongs to Cypraea (Lyncina) according to C. N. Cate 1967

See also MacNeil 1960

Sister taxa: Cypraea (Lyncina) lynx, Cypraea (Lyncina) porteri, Cypraea (Lyncina) vitellus, Lyncina (Callistocypraea), Lyncina amygdalina, Lyncina camelopardalis, Lyncina carneola, Lyncina cingulata, Lyncina eristicos, Lyncina imperialis, Lyncina leviathan, Lyncina maestratii, Lyncina magnifica, Lyncina miopropinqua, Lyncina peyroti, Lyncina praecedens, Lyncina tumida

Ecology: epifaunal omnivore-grazer

Distribution:

• Quaternary of Japan (1 collection), United States (1: Hawaii)

Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence

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