Melicerona Iredale 1930 (cowry)

Gastropoda - Sorbeoconcha - Cypraeidae

Alternative spelling: Erronea (Melicerona)

Parent taxon: Erroneinae according to J. L. Soriano 2006

See also Cate 1967

Sister taxa: Bistolidini, Contradusta, Eclogavena, Erronea, Erroneini, Notopulonia, Palmulacypraea, Purpuradusta

Subtaxa: Erronea (Melicerona) felina

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Ecology: epifaunal omnivore-grazer

Distribution: found only at Inhambane (Quaternary of Mozambique)

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