Grovesia mathewsonii Gabb 1869

Gastropoda - Sorbeoconcha - Eocypraeidae

Alternative combinations: Cypraea (Epona) mathewsonii, Cypraea mathewsonii, Luponovula mathewsonii

Synonyms: Cypraea kerniana Anderson and Hanna 1925, Erato mackini Durham 1944

Full reference: W. M. Gabb. 1869. Section II. Cretaceous Fossils. Part I. Description of New Species. Palaeontology of California, Volume II, Cretaceous and Tertiary Fossils 127-205

Belongs to Grovesia according to L. T. Groves and R. L. Squires 2023

See also Dickerson 1915, Dolin and Dolin 1983, Durham 1944, Gabb 1869, Hanna 1927 and Stewart 1927

Sister taxa: Grovesia castacensis, Grovesia ganensis, Grovesia nogarolensis, Grovesia phaseolina

Distribution:

• Eocene of United States (2: California, Washington collections)

Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence

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