Zonaria shirleyae Dolin 1991 (cowry)

Gastropoda - Sorbeoconcha - Cypraeidae

Alternative combinations: Cypraea shirleyae, Erronea (Adusta) shirleyae

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

See also Dolin 1991 and Dolin and Lozouet 2004

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 simonnei, Zonaria spurcoides, Zonaria theresae, Zonaria travancorica, Zonaria tumulus, Zonaria zonaria, Zonaria zonata

Type specimen: USNM 438613, a shell

Ecology: epifaunal omnivore-grazer

Distribution:

• Miocene of United States (2: Florida collections)

Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence

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