Gastropoda - Sorbeoconcha - Cypraeidae
Alternative combinations: Cypraea (Cypraea) tigris, Vulgusella tigris
Full reference: C. Linnaeus. 1758. Systema Naturae per Regna Tria Naturae, Secundum Classes, Ordines, Genera, Species, cum Characteribus, Differentiis, Synonymis, Locis. Editio Decima 1:1-824
Belongs to Cypraea according to P. Bouchet et al. 2017
See also Jousseaume 1884, Ladd 1977, Linnaeus 1758, Martin 1879, Meyer 2003 and Wilson 2002
Sister taxa: Cypraea (Austrocypraea), Cypraea (Bernayia), Cypraea (Bistolida) hirundo, Cypraea (Bistolida) kieneri, Cypraea (Conocypraea), Cypraea (Cribrarula), Cypraea (Cribrarula) cribraria, Cypraea (Cypraea), Cypraea (Cypropterina), Cypraea (Luponia), Cypraea (Notocypraea), Cypraea boucheti, Cypraea fenestratis, Cypraea flaveola, Cypraea ohiroi, Cypraea pantherina, Cypraea pediculus, Cypraea pennae, Cypraea problematica, Cypraea sulcosa
Ecology: epifaunal omnivore-grazer
Distribution:
• Quaternary of India (1 collection)
• Miocene of Guam (1), Indonesia (1)
Total: 3 collections each including a single occurrence
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