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Cypraea (Macrocypraea) spengleri Petuch, 1990 †
1801622 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1801622)
unaccepted > superseded combination
Species
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
fossil only
Petuch, E. J. (1990). New gastropods from the Bermont Formation (middle Pleistocene) of the Everglades Basin. <em>The Nautilus.</em> 104(3): 96-104., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8501203
page(s): 97, figs 5-6 [details]
page(s): 97, figs 5-6 [details]
Note dredged from 20 meters depth, in Capeletti...
From editor or global species database
Type locality dredged from 20 meters depth, in Capeletti Brothers pit #11, 7 km. west of Florida Turnpike, due west of Hialeah, northeastern Dade County [details]
Etymology Named for the American fossil collector, Mr. John Spengler of Lantana, Florida.
Etymology Named for the American fossil collector, Mr. John Spengler of Lantana, Florida. [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Cypraea (Macrocypraea) spengleri Petuch, 1990 †. Accessed at: https://www.molluscabase.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1801622 on 2025-09-11
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Petuch, E. J. (1990). New gastropods from the Bermont Formation (middle Pleistocene) of the Everglades Basin. <em>The Nautilus.</em> 104(3): 96-104., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8501203
page(s): 97, figs 5-6 [details]
page(s): 97, figs 5-6 [details]
Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
From editor or global species database
Etymology Named for the American fossil collector, Mr. John Spengler of Lantana, Florida. [details]Type locality dredged from 20 meters depth, in Capeletti Brothers pit #11, 7 km. west of Florida Turnpike, due west of Hialeah, northeastern Dade County [details]
