Gastropoda - Sorbeoconcha - Cypraeidae
Alternative combination: Calusacypraea duerri
Full reference: E. J. Petuch. 1996. Calusacypraea, a new, possibly neotenic genus of cowries (Gastropoda: Cypraeidae) from the Pliocene of Southern Florida. The Nautilus 110(1):17-21
Belongs to Siphocypraea according to L. Dolin 2015
See also Petuch 1996
Sister taxa: Siphocypraea (Okeechobea), Siphocypraea (Siphocypraea), Siphocypraea almirantensis, Siphocypraea amandusi, Siphocypraea cannoni, Siphocypraea dimasi, Siphocypraea griffini, Siphocypraea grovesi, Siphocypraea macrovoluta, Siphocypraea merriami, Siphocypraea metae, Siphocypraea mulepenensis, Siphocypraea pennai, Siphocypraea philemoni, Siphocypraea posei, Siphocypraea problematica, Siphocypraea transitoria, Siphocypraea trippeana, Siphocypraea tristensis, Calusacypraea (Myakkacypraea) schnireli, Calusacypraea (Myakkacypraea) kelleyi, Calusacypraea (Myakkacypraea) myakka, Calusacypraea sarasotaensis, Calusacypraea briani, Calusacypraea globulina, Calusacypraea tequesta, Cypraeactaeon pennai, Siphocypraea (Pahayokea) kissimmeensis, Siphocypraea (Pahayokea) josiai, Siphocypraea (Pahayokea) penningtonorum, Siphocypraea (Pahayokea) parodizi, Siphocypraea (Pahayokea) rucksorum, Siphocypraea (Pahayokea) alligator, Siphocypraea (Pahayokea) aspenae, Siphocypraea (Pahayokea) mansfieldi, Siphocypraea (Pahayokea) gabrielleae, Siphocypraea (Pahayokea) basingerensis, Siphocypraea (Pahayokea) erici
Type specimen: UF 68249, a shell
Ecology: epifaunal omnivore-grazer
Distribution:
• Pliocene of United States (2: Florida collections)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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