Gastropoda - Sorbeoconcha - Cypraeidae
Alternative combination: Cypraea bensoni
Invalid subtaxa: Barycypraea burialensis Martin 1928, Cypraea burialensis Martin 1928, Cypraea ovata Martin 1879 [replaced name]
Belongs to Barycypraea according to F. A. Schilder 1941
See also Martin 1879 and van den Hoek Ostende et al. 2002
Sister taxa: Barycypraea caputviperae, Barycypraea humerosa, Barycypraea murisimilis, Barycypraea orangensis, Barycypraea saltoensis, Barycypraea singuensis, Barycypraea subtetragona, Barycypraea suryai, Zoila (Barycypraea) caputviperae
Type specimens:
- Barycypraea bensoni: RGM 10078, a shell
- Barycypraea burialensis: RGM 10078, a shell.
- Cypraea ovata: RGM 10078, a shell.
Ecology: epifaunal omnivore-grazer
Distribution:
• Miocene of Indonesia (2 collections)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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