Gastropoda - Sorbeoconcha - Cypraeidae
Alternative combinations: Cypraea (Cypraeorbis) carolinensis, Cypraea carolinensis, Siphocypraea (Siphocypraea) carolinensis
Belongs to Akleistostoma according to E. J. Petuch and C. E. Roberts 2007
See also Gardner 1948 and Olsson and Petit 1964
Sister taxa: Akleistostoma bairdi, Akleistostoma crocodila, Akleistostoma diegelae, Akleistostoma erici, Akleistostoma floridana, Akleistostoma hughesi, Akleistostoma jenniferae, Akleistostoma macbrideae, Akleistostoma pilsbryi, Akleistostoma rilkoi
Ecology: epifaunal omnivore-grazer
Distribution:
• Pliocene to Pleistocene of United States (1: Florida collection)
• Pliocene of United States (9: Florida, North Carolina)
Total: 10 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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