Cypraea (Lyncina) porteri Cate 1966 (cowry)
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Gastropoda - Sorbeoconcha - Cypraeidae
Belongs to Cypraea (Lyncina) according to H. S. Ladd 1977
Sister taxa: Cypraea (Lyncina) lynx, Cypraea (Lyncina) schilderorum, Cypraea (Lyncina) vitellus, Lyncina (Callistocypraea), Lyncina amygdalina, Lyncina camelopardalis, Lyncina carneola, Lyncina cingulata, Lyncina eristicos, Lyncina imperialis, Lyncina leviathan, Lyncina maestratii, Lyncina magnifica, Lyncina miopropinqua, Lyncina peyroti, Lyncina praecedens, Lyncina tumida
Ecology: epifaunal omnivore-grazer
Distribution: found only at USGS 25715, Kere River, Santo Island (Quaternary of Vanuatu)
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