Gastropoda - Sorbeoconcha - Cypraeidae
Alternative combination: Cypraea poraria
Belongs to Erosaria according to C. P. Meyer 2003
See also Burgess 1970 and Marquet 1997
Sister taxa: Cypraea (Erosaria) caputserpentis, Cypraea (Erosaria) guttata, Cypraea (Erosaria) helvola, Cypraea (Erosaria) malekulensis, Cypraea (Erosaria) sindiensis, Erosaria (Erosaria), Erosaria (Paulonaria), Erosaria (Ravitrona), Erosaria acicularis, Erosaria aliena, Erosaria americana, Erosaria cernica, Erosaria citrina, Erosaria eburnea, Erosaria erosa, Erosaria everwijni, Erosaria helvola, Erosaria labrolineata, Erosaria miliaris, Erosaria ocellata, Erosaria spurca, Erosaria turdus
Ecology: epifaunal omnivore-grazer
Distribution:
• Quaternary of United States (1: Hawaii collection)
• Pliocene of the Philippines (1)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
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