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Eocypraea (Eocypraea) louellae Groves, 1990 †
1769824 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1769824)
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Species
Eocypraea (Eocypraea) Cossmann, 1903 † represented as Eocypraea Cossmann, 1903 †
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
fossil only
Groves, L. T. (1990). New species of Late Cretaceous Cypraeacea (Mollusca: Gastropoda) from California and Mississippi, and a review of Cretaceous cypraeaceans of North America. <em>The Veliger.</em> 33(3): 272-285., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/42465440
page(s): 281-282, figs 31-32 [details]
page(s): 281-282, figs 31-32 [details]
Type locality contained in California
, Note Putah Creek area of Thompson Creek, Yolo County
type locality contained in California [details]
From editor or global species database
Type locality Putah Creek area of Thompson Creek, Yolo County [details]
Etymology Named for the American paleontologist, LouElla R. Saul (1927-2021).
Etymology Named for the American paleontologist, LouElla R. Saul (1927-2021). [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Eocypraea (Eocypraea) louellae Groves, 1990 †. Accessed at: https://www.molluscabase.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1769824 on 2025-09-11
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Groves, L. T. (1990). New species of Late Cretaceous Cypraeacea (Mollusca: Gastropoda) from California and Mississippi, and a review of Cretaceous cypraeaceans of North America. <em>The Veliger.</em> 33(3): 272-285., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/42465440
page(s): 281-282, figs 31-32 [details]
additional source Bertsch, H., Groves, L. T. & Dees, R. (2025). Invertebrate eponyms honoring women members of the Western Society of Malacologists. <em>The Western Society of Malacologists, Occasional Papers.</em> Number 4: 1-270, pls. 1-S263A-L.
page(s): 39-40, pl. S83 [details] Available for editors
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page(s): 281-282, figs 31-32 [details]
additional source Bertsch, H., Groves, L. T. & Dees, R. (2025). Invertebrate eponyms honoring women members of the Western Society of Malacologists. <em>The Western Society of Malacologists, Occasional Papers.</em> Number 4: 1-270, pls. 1-S263A-L.
page(s): 39-40, pl. S83 [details] Available for editors
[request]
Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
