Gastropoda - Sorbeoconcha - Cypraeidae
Alternative combinations: Barycypraea orbignyana, Cypraea orbignyana, Vulgusella orbignyana, Zonarina orbignyana
Belongs to Loxacypraea according to P. Bouchet 2016
See also Dolin 2015, Dolin and Lozouet 2004 and Zunino and Pavia 2009
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 splendens, Cypraeorbis vaughani, Cypraeorbis ventripotens, Cypraeorbis vesicularis, Cypraeorbis willcoxi, Loxacypraea emilyae, Loxacypraea colligens, Loxacypraea apalachicolae, Loxacypraea chilona, Loxacypraea genei, Loxacypraea plumbea
Ecology: epifaunal omnivore-grazer
Distribution:
• Miocene of France (1 collection), Italy (1)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
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