MolluscaBase taxon details
Muracypraea woodringi Landau & Groves, 2011 †
1720088 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1720088)
accepted
Species
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
fossil only
Landau, B. M. & Groves, L. T. (2011). Cypraeidae (Mollusca: Gastropoda) from the early Miocene Cantaure Formation of northern Venezuela. <em>Novapex.</em> 12(1-2): 1-38 [10 March]., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/54952850
page(s): 4-7, figs. 12-28 [details]
page(s): 4-7, figs. 12-28 [details]
Type locality contained in Ecuador
, Note just east of Rio Verde, approximately 30 km...
type locality contained in Ecuador (origin: native) [details]
From editor or global species database
Type locality just east of Rio Verde, approximately 30 km east of Rio Esmeraldas, Esmeraldas Province [details]
Etymology Named for the American paleontologist, Wendell Phillips Woodring (1891-1983).
Etymology Named for the American paleontologist, Wendell Phillips Woodring (1891-1983). [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Muracypraea woodringi Landau & Groves, 2011 †. Accessed at: https://www.molluscabase.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1720088 on 2025-09-12
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Landau, B. M. & Groves, L. T. (2011). Cypraeidae (Mollusca: Gastropoda) from the early Miocene Cantaure Formation of northern Venezuela. <em>Novapex.</em> 12(1-2): 1-38 [10 March]., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/54952850
page(s): 4-7, figs. 12-28 [details]
page(s): 4-7, figs. 12-28 [details]
Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
