†Austrocypraea Cossmann 1903 (cowry)
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Gastropoda - Sorbeoconcha - Cypraeidae
Alternative spelling: Lyncina (Austrocypraea)
Synonym: Prolyncina Schilder 1925
Full reference: M. Cossmann. 1903. Essais de Paléoconchologie comparée 5:1-215
Parent taxon: Austrocypraeini according to L. Dolin and J. M. Pacaud 2009
See also Fehse 2013
Sister taxa: Annepona, Chelycypraea, Miolyncina, Protoponda
Subtaxa: none
Ecology: epifaunal omnivore-grazer
Distribution:
• Quaternary of Australia (2 collections)
• Pliocene of Australia (1)
• Miocene of Australia (8)
• Oligocene to Miocene of Australia (1)
• Eocene of Australia (1), United States (1: Mississippi)
Total: 14 collections including 15 occurrences
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