Gastropoda - Sorbeoconcha - Cypraeidae
Alternative combinations: Lyncina aquitanica, Miolyncina aquitanica
Invalid subtaxa: Cypraea ovum minor Grateloup 1845 [replaced name], Lyncina minor Grateloup 1845 [replaced name]
Full reference: F. A. Schilder. 1927. Revision der Cypraeacea (Moll., Gastr.). Archiv für Naturgeschichte 91(A/10):1-165
Belongs to Chelycypraea (Miolyncina) according to F. A. Schilder 1941
See also Baluk 1995, Sacco 1894, Schilder 1927, Schilder 1939 and Wenz 1938
Sister taxa: Callistocypraea (Miolyncina) prunum, Callistocypraea (Miolyncina) soriensis, Chelycypraea (Miolyncina) amygdalina, Chelycypraea (Miolyncina) subovum, Miolyncina cocconii, Miolyncina conjungens, Miolyncina prevostina
Ecology: epifaunal omnivore-grazer
Distribution: found only at Le Peloua reef, Saucats Valley, Gironde (Miocene of France)
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