Zoila (Barycypraea) caputviperae Martin 1899 (cowry)

Gastropoda - Sorbeoconcha - Cypraeidae

Alternative combination: Cypraea (Aricia) caputviperae

Full reference: K. Martin. 1899. Die Fossilien von Java auf grund einer Sammlung von Dr. R. D. M. Verbeek und von anderen I. Band. Gastropoda: Ocinebra -Telescopium. Samml. Geol. Reichs-Mus. Leiden, N.F 1(1):133-220

Belongs to Zoila (Barycypraea) according to Beets 1942

See also Leloux and Wesselingh 2009, Martin 1899, Schilder 1927 and Schilder 1941

Sister taxa: Barycypraea bensoni, Barycypraea caputviperae, Barycypraea humerosa, Barycypraea murisimilis, Barycypraea orangensis, Barycypraea saltoensis, Barycypraea singuensis, Barycypraea subtetragona, Barycypraea suryai

Subtaxa: Zoila (Barycypraea) caputviperae orangensis

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Ecology: epifaunal omnivore-grazer

Distribution: there are no occurrences of Zoila (Barycypraea) caputviperae in the database

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