Staphylaea (Staphylaea) staphylaea Linnaeus 1758 (cowry)
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Gastropoda - Sorbeoconcha - Cypraeidae
Alternative combinations: Cypraea staphylaea, Cypraea styphylaea
Full reference: C. Linnaeus. 1758. Systema Naturae per Regna Tria Naturae, Secundum Classes, Ordines, Genera, Species, cum Characteribus, Differentiis, Synonymis, Locis. Editio Decima 1:1-824
Belongs to Staphylaea (Staphylaea) according to F. A. Schilder 1941
See also Mandurah 2010 and Wilson 2002
Sister taxon: Staphylaea (Staphylaea) limacina
Ecology: epifaunal omnivore-grazer
Distribution:
• Quaternary of Saudi Arabia (1 collection), the Seychelles (1)
• Pliocene of Indonesia (2)
Total: 4 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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