Gastropoda - Sorbeoconcha - Cypraeidae
Alternative combinations: Cypraea (Lyncina) jenkinsi, Cypraea jenkinsi
Full reference: E. d'Archiac and J. Haime. 1853. Description des animaux fossiles du groupe nummulitique de l'Inde, précédée d'un résumé géologique et d'une monographie des nummulites. Gide & J. Baudry, Paris 1-373
Belongs to Luria (Basilitrona) according to F. A. Schilder 1941
See also d'Archiac and Haime 1853 and Eames 1950
Sister taxa: Cypraea (Luria) cinerea, Luria campbelliana, Luria cantaurana, Luria dominicensis, Luria isabella, Luria isabellaprimitiva, Luria lurida, Luria mariaelisabethae, Luria tessellata, Luria voleki, Luria (Tessellata) pelouaensis, Luria (Tessellata) castinea, Luria (Tessellata) chattica, Luria (Tessellata) cahuzaci, Luria (Basilitrona) patrespatriae, Luria (Basilitrona) sanctesebastiani
Ecology: epifaunal omnivore-grazer
Distribution:
• Miocene of Sri Lanka (2 collections)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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