Trona leporina Lamarck 1810 (cowry)
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Gastropoda - Sorbeoconcha - Cypraeidae
Alternative combinations: Cypraea (Basterotia) leporina, Cypraea (Cavicypraea) leporina, Cypraea leporina
Belongs to Trona according to L. Dolin 1991
See also Cossmann 1896, Lamarck 1810 and Sacco 1894
Sister taxa: Trona (Trona), Trona apenninensis, Trona calhounensis, Trona carcarensis, Trona ingrami, Trona lyncoides, Trona stercoraria, Trona subporcellus, Trona trinitatensis
Ecology: epifaunal omnivore-grazer
Distribution:
• Miocene of France (3 collections), United States (4: Florida)
Total: 7 collections each including a single occurrence
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