Gastropoda - Sorbeoconcha - Cypraeidae
Alternative combination: Siphocypraea (Siphocypraea) carolinensis transitoria
Full reference: A. A. Olsson and R. E. Petit. 1964. Some Neogene Mollusca from Florida and the Carolinas. Bulletins of American Paleontology 47(217):509-575
Belongs to Siphocypraea according to E. J. Petuch and C. E. Roberts 2007
See also Olsson and Petit 1964
Sister taxa: Siphocypraea (Okeechobea), Siphocypraea (Siphocypraea), Siphocypraea almirantensis, Siphocypraea amandusi, Siphocypraea cannoni, Siphocypraea dimasi, Siphocypraea duerri, Siphocypraea griffini, Siphocypraea grovesi, Siphocypraea macrovoluta, Siphocypraea merriami, Siphocypraea metae, Siphocypraea mulepenensis, Siphocypraea pennai, Siphocypraea philemoni, Siphocypraea posei, Siphocypraea problematica, 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
Ecology: epifaunal omnivore-grazer
Distribution: found only at Buckingham Member, Tamiami Formation (unspecified localities) (Pliocene of Florida)
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