A new species of Austrocypraea (Mollusca, Gastropoda, Cypraeidae) from the Pliocene of Flinders Island, Tasmania

Paul C Southgate; Mike Roberts

doi:10.3897/zookeys.1123.90917

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A new species of Austrocypraea (Mollusca, Gastropoda, Cypraeidae) from the Pliocene of Flinders Island, Tasmania

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A new species of Austrocypraea (Mollusca, Gastropoda, Cypraeidae) from the Pliocene of Flinders Island, Tasmania

Paul C Southgate and Mike Roberts

ZooKeys, Vol.1123, pp.173-185

2022

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.1123.90917

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Abstract

Cameron Inlet Formation

cowrie

cowry

fossil

taxonomy

A new morphologically distinct species of cowry (family Cypraeidae Rafinesque, 1815) is described from the Pliocene of Flinders Island, Tasmania. Austrocypraea jimgracei sp. nov. differs morphologically from other members of the genus and is particularly characterised by the development of a heavily callused labral margin, with a distinct marginal edge that bends up towards the dorsum centrally. This feature is unique within the genus. The new taxon is only the second known Austrocypraea from the Pliocene. A revised key to the known Austrocypraea fossil species is presented.

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Title: A new species of Austrocypraea (Mollusca, Gastropoda, Cypraeidae) from the Pliocene of Flinders Island, Tasmania
Authors: Paul C Southgate (Corresponding Author) - University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland, School of Science, Technology and Engineering
Mike Roberts (Author)
Publication details: ZooKeys, Vol.1123, pp.173-185
Publisher: Pensoft Publishers
Date published: 2022
DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.1123.90917
ISSN: 1313-2970; 1313-2989
Copyright note: © 2022 Paul C. Southgate, Mike Roberts. This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY 4.0), which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited.
Organisation Unit: Australian Centre for Pacific Islands Research; University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland; School of Science, Technology and Engineering
Language: English
Record Identifier: 99680498902621
Output Type: Journal article

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