Gastropoda - Sorbeoconcha - Cypraeidae
Alternative combination: Cypraea caurica
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 Erronea according to J. Lopez Soriano 2006
See also Cox 1931, Linnaeus 1758 and Wilson 2002
Sister taxa: Cypraea (Erronea) mbalavuensis, Erronea (Cribraria), Erronea (Gratiadusta), Erronea cylindrica, Erronea errones, Erronea pyriformis, Erronea subviridis
Ecology: epifaunal omnivore-grazer
Distribution:
• Quaternary of Djibouti (1 collection), Saudi Arabia (2), the Seychelles (1), Yemen (2)
Total: 6 collections each including a single occurrence
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