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†Bernaya (Protocypraea) veraghoorensis Stoliczka 1867 (cowry)

Gastropoda - Sorbeoconcha - Cypraeidae

Alternative combination: Erato veraghoorensis

Belongs to Bernaya (Protocypraea) according to L. T. Groves 1990

See also Anderson 1902

Sister taxa: Bernaya (Protocypraea) argonautica, Bernaya (Protocypraea) berryessae, Bernaya (Protocypraea) cunliffei, Bernaya (Protocypraea) globuliformis, Bernaya (Protocypraea) gualalaensis, Bernaya (Protocypraea) kayei, Bernaya (Protocypraea) kohatica, Bernaya (Protocypraea) louellasaulae, Bernaya (Protocypraea) mississippiensis, Bernaya (Protocypraea) orbignana, Bernaya (Protocypraea) popenoei, Bernaya (Protocypraea) rineyi, Bernaya (Protocypraea) sayni

Ecology: epifaunal omnivore-grazer

Distribution: found only at near Varagur, Tamil Nadu District (Cretaceous of India)

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