Cypraea (Macrocypraea) spengleri Petuch 1990 (cowry)

Gastropoda - Sorbeoconcha - Cypraeidae

Alternative combination: Macrocypraea spengleri

Full reference: E. J. Petuch. 1990. New gastropods from the Bermont Formation (middle Pleistocene) of the Everglades Basin. The Nautilus 104(3):96-104

Belongs to Cypraea (Macrocypraea) according to E. J. Petuch 1990

See also Petuch and Roberts 2007

Sister taxa: Macrocypraea anguillana, Macrocypraea cervus, Macrocypraea joanneae, Macrocypraea veintensis, Macrocypraea zebra

Type specimen: CM 35728, a shell

Ecology: epifaunal omnivore-grazer

Distribution: found only at Holey Land Mbr, Bermont Fm (Quaternary of Florida)

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