Gastropoda - Sorbeoconcha - Cypraeidae
Alternative combination: Cypraea almirantensis
Belongs to Siphocypraea according to E. J. Petuch 1988
Sister taxa: Siphocypraea (Okeechobea), Siphocypraea (Siphocypraea), Siphocypraea amandusi, Siphocypraea cannoni, Siphocypraea dimasi, Siphocypraea duerri, Siphocypraea griffini, Siphocypraea grovesi, Siphocypraea macrovoluta, Siphocypraea merriami, Siphocypraea metae, Siphocypraea mulepenensis, Siphocypraea pennai, Siphocypraea philemoni, Siphocypraea posei, Siphocypraea problematica, Siphocypraea transitoria, Siphocypraea trippeana, Siphocypraea tristensis, Siphocypraea (Pahayokea) basingerensis, Siphocypraea (Pahayokea) aspenae, Siphocypraea (Pahayokea) rucksorum, Siphocypraea (Pahayokea) erici, Siphocypraea (Pahayokea) josiai, Siphocypraea (Pahayokea) alligator, Siphocypraea (Pahayokea) penningtonorum, Siphocypraea (Pahayokea) parodizi, Siphocypraea (Pahayokea) gabrielleae, Siphocypraea (Pahayokea) kissimmeensis, Siphocypraea (Pahayokea) mansfieldi, Calusacypraea tequesta, Calusacypraea sarasotaensis, Calusacypraea briani, Calusacypraea globulina, Calusacypraea (Myakkacypraea) myakka, Calusacypraea (Myakkacypraea) kelleyi, Calusacypraea (Myakkacypraea) schnireli, Cypraeactaeon pennai
Ecology: epifaunal omnivore-grazer
Distribution: found only at Water Cay [Cayo Agua Fm] (Pliocene of Panama)
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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