Barycypraea caputviperae (Martin, 1899) was originally described as Cypraea
(Aricia) caput-viperae in Samml. Geol. Reichsmus. (2) 1/1: 169, f. 389-392.
My source is A Catalogue of Living and Fossil Cowries by F. A. Schilder and
M. Schilder 1971

Terry

At 06:27 AM 3/26/2004, John Jacobs wrote:
>I received a fossil Miocene cowry as part of a donation to the 2004 COA
>Convention.  The name is Barycypraea caputviperae from Nyalindung, Western
>Java.  I am trying to obtain the author and date for this species.  While it
>is listed on the web, the info I seek is not, nor are there any pics.
>
>Also, a pair of Lanistes sp. snails from the Ruvu River in Tanzania was
>donated.  I photographed the pair from all angles and can e-mail the pics to
>whoever thinks they might be able to ID them.
>
>Many thanks.
>John & Cheryl Jacobs
>2004 COA Convention Auction Chairpersons
>Seffner, Florida
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