†Jousseaumea taurorotunda Sacco 1894 (cowry)
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Gastropoda - Sorbeoconcha - Cypraeidae
Alternative combinations: Basterotia sublyncoides taurorotunda, Luria (Tessellata) taurorotunda
Full reference: F. Sacco. 1894. I Molluschi dei Terreni Terziarii del Piemonte e della Liguria, 15 (Cypraeidae, ed Amphiperasidae) 1-74
Belongs to Jousseaumea according to M. Zunino and G. Pavia 2009
See also Dolin and Lozouet 2004 and Sacco 1894
Sister taxa: Jousseaumea diluviana, Jousseaumea grateloupi, Jousseaumea joossi, Jousseaumea sublyncoides
Ecology: epifaunal omnivore-grazer
Distribution: found only at Valle Ceppi, Torvino Hills (Miocene of Italy)
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