MolluscaBase taxon details
Calusacypraea tequesta Petuch, 1996 †
1512479 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1512479)
accepted
Species
Calusacypraea (Calusacypraea) tequesta Petuch, 1996 † · alternative representation
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
fossil only
Petuch, E. J. (1996). <i>Calusacypraea</i>, a new, possibly neotenic genus of cowries (Gastropoda; Cypraeidae) from the Pliocene of southern Florida. <em>The Nautilus.</em> 110 (1): 17-21., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8274339
page(s): 20, figs 7-8 [details]
page(s): 20, figs 7-8 [details]
Type locality contained in Florida
type locality contained in Florida [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Calusacypraea tequesta Petuch, 1996 †. Accessed at: https://www.molluscabase.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1512479 on 2025-09-12
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original description
Petuch, E. J. (1996). <i>Calusacypraea</i>, a new, possibly neotenic genus of cowries (Gastropoda; Cypraeidae) from the Pliocene of southern Florida. <em>The Nautilus.</em> 110 (1): 17-21., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8274339
page(s): 20, figs 7-8 [details]
additional source Petuch, E. J. & Drolshagen, M. (2011). <i>Compendium of Florida fossil shells</i>, volume 1. Wellington, Florida: MdM Publishing. 412 pp.
page(s): 159, figs 4.22 A, B [details] Available for editors
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page(s): 20, figs 7-8 [details]
additional source Petuch, E. J. & Drolshagen, M. (2011). <i>Compendium of Florida fossil shells</i>, volume 1. Wellington, Florida: MdM Publishing. 412 pp.
page(s): 159, figs 4.22 A, B [details] Available for editors
[request]
Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
