This is a nomen nudum. Almost all species of this genus have become synonyms in Schilderina Dolin & Aguerre, 2020 [3]
Description and distribution
The shell size of these sea snails varies between 22 mm and 50 mm. The dorsum surface is usually brown, while the base is white. Species within this genus are widespread in the western
Mediterranean Sea and along the coasts of the western
Africa.[4][5]
The fossil record of this genus dates back to the
Miocene (age range: from 23.03 to 2.588 million years ago). These fossils have been found in Italy, Spain, France and Greece.[6]
^Schilderia. Gofas, S. (2009). Schilderia. In: Bouchet, P.; Gofas, S.; Rosenberg, G. World Marine Mollusca database. Accessed through the
World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=137879 on 5 June 2010 .
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Dolin, L. & Aguerre, O. (2020). Description de deux espèces de Schilderina n. gen. (Mollusca, Caenogastropoda, Cypraeoidea) du Serravallien (Miocène moyen) du Béarn (Pyrénées-Atlantiques, France). Bulletin de la Société Linnéenne de Bordeaux. 155
Gofas, S.; Le Renard, J.; Bouchet, P. (2001). Mollusca, in: Costello, M.J. et al. (Ed.) (2001). European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels, 50: pp. 180–213