†Archicypraea bellardiana Schilder 1932 (cowry)
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Gastropoda - Sorbeoconcha - Cypraeidae
Alternative combination: Mandolina bellardiana
Full reference: F. A. Schilder. 1932. Neue fossile Cypraeacea (Moll. Gastr.). Schriften Beobachtungen der Gesellschaft Freunde Berlin 254-269
Belongs to Archicypraea according to L. Dolin and D. Ledon 2002
See also Schilder 1932 and Schilder 1941
Sister taxa: Archicypraea ancillaria, Archicypraea exerta, Archicypraea lioyi, Archicypraea prisca, Archicypraea superba
Ecology: epifaunal omnivore-grazer
Distribution: found only at Acot, Gan (Eocene of France)
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