Gastropoda - Sorbeoconcha - Cypraeidae
Belongs to Siphocypraea according to M. Doneddu and B. Manunza 1996
Sister taxa: Siphocypraea (Okeechobea), Siphocypraea (Siphocypraea), Siphocypraea almirantensis, Siphocypraea amandusi, Siphocypraea cannoni, Siphocypraea dimasi, Siphocypraea duerri, Siphocypraea griffini, Siphocypraea grovesi, Siphocypraea macrovoluta, Siphocypraea merriami, Siphocypraea metae, 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 Fordville Mbr, Caloosahatchee Fm (Pliocene of Florida)
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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