Zonaria mariaelisabethae Dolin 1991 (cowry)

Gastropoda - Sorbeoconcha - Cypraeidae

Alternative combination: Lyncina mariaelisabethae

Full reference: L. Dolin. 1991. Cypraeoidea and Lamellarioidea (Mollusca: Gastropoda), from the Chipola Formation (late early Miocene) of northwestern Florida. Tulane Studies in Geology and Paleontology 24(1-2):1-60

Belongs to Zonaria according to B. M. Landau and L. T. Groves 2011

Sister taxa: Zonaria (Zonaria), Zonaria annettae, Zonaria dertamygdaloides, Zonaria dujardini, Zonaria globosa, Zonaria heilprinii, Zonaria pingata, Zonaria pittorum, Zonaria porcellus, Zonaria praelatior, Zonaria pseudotumulus, Zonaria sanguinolenta, Zonaria shirleyae, Zonaria simonnei, Zonaria spurcoides, Zonaria theresae, Zonaria travancorica, Zonaria tumulus, Zonaria zonaria, Zonaria zonata

Type specimen: USNM 438602, a shell

Ecology: epifaunal omnivore-grazer

Distribution: there are no occurrences of Zonaria mariaelisabethae in the database

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