MolluscaBase name details
Okeechobea (Yeehawcypraea) Petuch & Drolshagen, 2011 †
1806754 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1806754)
unaccepted > superseded rank
Subgenus
Okeechobea (Yeehawcypraea) matchetti Petuch & Drolshagen, 2011 † accepted as Yeehawcypraea matchetti (Petuch & Drolshagen, 2011) † (type by original designation)
Okeechobea Petuch, 2003 † accepted as Siphocypraea (Okeechobea) Petuch, 2003 † represented as Siphocypraea Heilprin, 1886 †
- Species Okeechobea (Yeehawcypraea) bartoni Petuch & Drolshagen, 2011 † accepted as Yeehawcypraea bartoni (Petuch & Drolshagen, 2011) †
- Species Okeechobea (Yeehawcypraea) lindajoyceae Petuch & Drolshagen, 2011 † accepted as Yeehawcypraea lindajoyceae (Petuch & Drolshagen, 2011) †
- Species Okeechobea (Yeehawcypraea) matchetti Petuch & Drolshagen, 2011 † accepted as Yeehawcypraea matchetti (Petuch & Drolshagen, 2011) †
marine, fresh, terrestrial
fossil only
Petuch, E. J. & Drolshagen, M. (2011). <i>Compendium of Florida fossil shells</i>, volume 1. Wellington, Florida: MdM Publishing. 412 pp.
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Etymology “Yeehaw”, Seminole-Choctaw for “wolf”, in reference to the characteristic wolflike wide mouth and large apertural...
Etymology “Yeehaw”, Seminole-Choctaw for “wolf”, in reference to the characteristic wolflike wide mouth and large apertural teeth of the new subgenus. The new subgenus is also named for Yeehaw Junction, Osceola County, Florida, which is near Fort Drum, the only known locality where Yeehawcypraea species have been collected on a regular basis. [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Okeechobea (Yeehawcypraea) Petuch & Drolshagen, 2011 †. Accessed at: https://www.molluscabase.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1806754 on 2025-09-11
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Petuch, E. J. & Drolshagen, M. (2011). <i>Compendium of Florida fossil shells</i>, volume 1. Wellington, Florida: MdM Publishing. 412 pp.
page(s): 165 [details] Available for editors [request]
page(s): 165 [details] Available for editors
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Etymology “Yeehaw”, Seminole-Choctaw for “wolf”, in reference to the characteristic wolflike wide mouth and large apertural teeth of the new subgenus. The new subgenus is also named for Yeehaw Junction, Osceola County, Florida, which is near Fort Drum, the only known locality where Yeehawcypraea species have been collected on a regular basis. [details]
