Gastropoda - Sorbeoconcha - Eocypraeidae
Alternative spellings: Calpurnus (Apiocypraea), Eocypraea (Apiocypraea)
Parent taxon: Eocypraeinae according to B. Marshall 2016
See also Dolin and Lozouet 2004, Fehse 2013, Moths et al. 2010, Perrilliat 1987 and Sepkoski 2002
Sister taxa: Eocypraea, Eocypraeini, Grovesia, Transovula
Subtaxa: Apiocypraea (Apiocypraea) Apiocypraea davidi Apiocypraea labrosa Apiocypraea michaudiana Apiocypraea parvoastensis Apiocypraea pyrula Apiocypraea spatiosa Apiocypraea subexcisa Apiocypraea subphysis Eocypraea (Apiocypraea) semen
Ecology: epifaunal omnivore-grazer
Distribution:
• Quaternary of Italy (1 collection)
• Pliocene of Italy (4), Portugal (1), Spain (2)
• Miocene of France (2), Germany (1), Poland (1)
• Oligocene of Germany (1), Hungary (1), Pakistan (3), Somalia (6)
• Eocene of Cuba (1)
Total: 24 collections including 26 occurrences
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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