Schilderia

Schilderia is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Cypraeidae, the cowries.

Almost all species of this genus have become synonyms in Schilderina Dolin & Aguerre, 2020 [3] 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.

[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.

Fossil shell of Schilderia longiscata from Pliocene of Italy