Pedicularia Swainson 1840 (cowry)

Gastropoda - Sorbeoconcha - Cypraeidae

Synonyms: Mioseguenzia Nordsieck 1973, Pedicularia (Pediculariona) Iredale 1935, Pediculariella Thiele 1925, Pediculariona Iredale 1935, Thyreus Philippi 1844

Parent taxon: Pediculariini according to P. Bouchet and S. Gofas 2016

See also Bouchet 2016, Ladd 1977, Ladd 1982 and Sepkoski 2002

Sister taxa: Cypraeopsis, Lunovula, Pedicypraedia

Subtaxa: Pedicularia (Pedicularia) Pedicularia californica Pedicularia cimbrica Pedicularia deshayesiana Pedicularia navakaensis Pedicularia pacifica

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Ecology: epifaunal omnivore-grazer

Distribution:

• Quaternary of the Marshall Islands (1 collection), Vanuatu (1)

• Pliocene of Spain (2)

• Miocene of Spain (1)

• Eocene of Tonga (1)

Total: 6 collections each including a single occurrence

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