Barycypraea subtetragona Martin 1879 (cowry)

Gastropoda - Sorbeoconcha - Cypraeidae

Alternative combination: Cypraea subtetragona

Full reference: K. Martin. 1879. Die Tertiärschichten auf Java. Nach den Entdeckungen von Fr. Junghuhn. Geologische-Reichsmuseum 1-164

Belongs to Barycypraea according to F. A. Schilder 1941

See also Martin 1879

Sister taxa: Barycypraea bensoni, Barycypraea caputviperae, Barycypraea humerosa, Barycypraea murisimilis, Barycypraea orangensis, Barycypraea saltoensis, Barycypraea singuensis, Barycypraea suryai, Zoila (Barycypraea) caputviperae

Ecology: epifaunal omnivore-grazer

Distribution: found only at Junghuhn’s Locality K (Miocene of Indonesia)

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