Afrozoila Fehse 2016 (cowry)

Gastropoda - Sorbeoconcha - Cypraeidae

Full reference: D. B. Fehse. 2016. Bemerkungen zur Gattung Barycypraea F. A. Schilder, 1925 mit der Beschreibung einer neuen Gattung Afrozoila unter Berücksichtigung fossiler Formen (Mollusca: Cypraeidae). Conchylia 46:53-67

Parent taxon: Cypraeidae according to D. B. Fehse 2016

Sister taxa: Akleistostoma, Archicypraeinae, Bernayinae, Bistolidinae, Cypraeinae, Cypraeorbis, Cypraeovulinae, Cyproglobininae, Erosariinae, Erroneinae, Eucypraea, Fossacypraea, Gisortiinae, Luriinae, Mandolina, Megalocypraea, Nariinae, Nesiocypraea, Notadusta, Ovulum, Proadusta, Pseudadusta, Pseudocypraeinae, Pseudozonariinae, Pustulariinae, Pustulariopsis, Semicypraea, Siphocypraea, Umbilia, Zoila, Zonariinae

Subtaxa: Afrozoila caputavisensis Afrozoila fultoni Afrozoila gendinganensis Afrozoila kendengensis Afrozoila schilderi Afrozoila teulerei Afrozoila zietsmani

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Type: Zoila (Zoila) kendengensis

Ecology: epifaunal omnivore-grazer

Distribution:

• Pliocene of Indonesia (3 collections), South Africa (5)

• Miocene to Pliocene of Indonesia (1)

• Miocene of India (1)

Total: 10 collections including 11 occurrences

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