Cypraea (Palmadusta) asellus Linnaeus 1758 (cowry)

Gastropoda - Sorbeoconcha - Cypraeidae

Alternative combination: Cypraea asellus

Full reference: C. Linnaeus. 1758. Systema Naturae per Regna Tria Naturae, Secundum Classes, Ordines, Genera, Species, cum Characteribus, Differentiis, Synonymis, Locis. Editio Decima 1:1-824

Belongs to Cypraea (Palmadusta) according to T. Okutaini 2000

See also Jensen 1996 and Linnaeus 1758

Sister taxa: Palmadusta (Palmadusta), Palmadusta clandestina

Ecology: epifaunal omnivore-grazer

Distribution: found only at USGS 17544, Morioka Quarry (WF 235) (Quaternary of Japan)

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