Erosaria everwijni Martin 1887 (cowry)

Gastropoda - Sorbeoconcha - Cypraeidae

Alternative combinations: Cypraea (Pustularia) everwijni, Cypraea everwijni, Pustularia (Pustularia) everwijni

Synonyms: Cypraea (Erosaria) agassizi Ladd 1934, Cypraea (Pustularia) agassizi Ladd 1934

Belongs to Erosaria according to D. Fehse 2010

See also Dolin and Lozouet 2004, Ladd 1977 and Schilder and Schilder 1971

Sister taxa: Cypraea (Erosaria) caputserpentis, Cypraea (Erosaria) guttata, Cypraea (Erosaria) helvola, Cypraea (Erosaria) malekulensis, Cypraea (Erosaria) sindiensis, Erosaria (Erosaria), Erosaria (Paulonaria), Erosaria (Ravitrona), Erosaria acicularis, Erosaria aliena, Erosaria americana, Erosaria cernica, Erosaria citrina, Erosaria eburnea, Erosaria erosa, Erosaria helvola, Erosaria labrolineata, Erosaria miliaris, Erosaria ocellata, Erosaria poraria, Erosaria spurca, Erosaria turdus

Ecology: epifaunal omnivore-grazer

Distribution:

• Miocene of Fiji (1 collection), Indonesia (2)

Total: 3 collections each including a single occurrence

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