Eotrivia procera Fehse 2011 (cowry)

Gastropoda - Sorbeoconcha - Cypraeidae

Full reference: D. Fehse. 2011. Contributions to the knowledge of the Pediculariidae (Mollusca, Gastropoda, Cypraeoidea) 2. On the occurrence of the genus Eotrivia Schilder, 1924 in the Ukraine Eocene, with the description of a new species. Cainozoic Research 8(1):29-34

Belongs to Eotrivia according to D. Fehse 2011

Sister taxa: Eotrivia (Eotrivia), Eotrivia baronensis, Eotrivia faracii, Eotrivia palumbella, Eotrivia pedicularis, Eotrivia recluzi

Type specimen: Zoological State Collection, Munich No. 20070571, a shell. Its type locality is Mandrikovka, Dnipropetrovsk, which is in a Priabonian perireef or subreef sandstone/sandstone in the Mandrikovka Formation of Ukraine.

Ecology: epifaunal omnivore-grazer

Distribution: found only at Mandrikovka, Dnipropetrovsk

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