Zonaria zonaria Gmelin 1791 (cowry)

Gastropoda - Sorbeoconcha - Cypraeidae

Alternative combinations: Cypraea zonaria, Zonaria (Zonaria) zonaria

Synonym: Cypraea zonata Lamarck 1810

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

See also Dolin and Lozouet 2004, Groves and Nielsen 2003 and Jousseaume 1884

Sister taxa: Zonaria (Zonaria), Zonaria annettae, Zonaria dertamygdaloides, Zonaria dujardini, Zonaria globosa, Zonaria heilprinii, Zonaria mariaelisabethae, 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 zonata

Ecology: epifaunal omnivore-grazer

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

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