Gastropoda - Sorbeoconcha - Cypraeidae
Alternative combinations: Cypraea alabamensis, Cypraea media alabamensis
Belongs to Cypraeorbis according to F. A. Schilder 1941
See also Palmer 1937 and Schilder 1927
Sister taxa: Cypraea (Cypraeorbis) heilprinii, Cypraeorbis (Cypraeorbis), 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 orbignyana, Loxacypraea genei, Loxacypraea plumbea, Loxacypraea chilona, Loxacypraea colligens, Loxacypraea apalachicolae
Ecology: epifaunal omnivore-grazer
Distribution:
• Eocene of Mexico (1 collection), United States (2: Alabama, South Carolina)
Total: 3 collections each including a single occurrence
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