†Archicypraea Schilder 1927 (cowry)
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Gastropoda - Sorbeoconcha - Cypraeidae
Full reference: F. A. Schilder. 1927. Revision der Cypraeacea (Moll., Gastr.). Archiv für Naturgeschichte 91(A/10):1-165
Parent taxon: Archicypraeinae according to L. Dolin and J. M. Pacaud 2009
See also Schilder 1927, Sepkoski 2002 and Soriano 2006
Sister taxon: Archicypreini
Subtaxa: Archicypraea ancillaria Archicypraea bellardiana Archicypraea exerta Archicypraea lioyi Archicypraea prisca Archicypraea superba
Type: Cypraea lioyi
Ecology: epifaunal omnivore-grazer
Distribution:
• Eocene of France (1 collection), Italy (6)
• Paleocene of France (2)
Total: 9 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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