Sulcocypraea Conrad 1865 (snail)

Gastropoda - Sorbeoconcha - Eocypraeidae

Parent taxon: Sulcocypraeini according to D. Fehse 2013

See also Dolin and Ledon 2002, Harris and Palmer 1947 and Sepkoski 2002

Sister taxa: Sphaerocypraea, Willungia

Subtaxa: Sulcocypraea bullennewtoni Sulcocypraea healeyi Sulcocypraea kennedyi Sulcocypraea lintea Sulcocypraea moumieti Sulcocypraea vaughani

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Ecology: epifaunal omnivore-grazer

Distribution:

• Oligocene of United States (9: Mississippi collections)

• Eocene of France (2), Peru (1), United States (26: California, Louisiana, Mississippi, South Carolina, Texas, Washington)

Total: 38 collections including 40 occurrences

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