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†Mauritia (Mauritia) Troschel 1863 (cowry)

Gastropoda - Sorbeoconcha - Cypraeidae

Parent taxon: Mauritia according to L. Dolin and P. Lozouet 2004

Sister taxa: Cypraea (Mauritia) histrio, Mauritia arabica, Mauritia eglantina, Mauritia grayana, Mauritia maculifera, Mauritia mauritiana, Mauritia scurra

Subtaxa: Mauritia (Mauritia) uzestensis

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Type: Cypraea mauritiana

Ecology: epifaunal omnivore-grazer

Distribution: found only at Uzeste (Gamachot), Villandraut, Berdigots (Miocene of France)

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