Lyncina tumida Grateloup 1834 (cowry)

Gastropoda - Sorbeoconcha - Cypraeidae

Alternative combinations: Callistocypraea (Miolyncina) tumida, Cypraea tumida, Miolyncina tumida

Belongs to Lyncina according to P. Lozouet et al. 2001

See also Schilder 1932 and Schilder and Schilder 1971

Sister taxa: Cypraea (Lyncina) lynx, Cypraea (Lyncina) porteri, Cypraea (Lyncina) schilderorum, 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

Ecology: epifaunal omnivore-grazer

Distribution:

• Miocene of France (3 collections), Italy (2)

Total: 5 collections each including a single occurrence

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