Pustularia cicercula Linnaeus 1758 (cowry)
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Gastropoda - Sorbeoconcha - Cypraeidae
Alternative combinations: Cypraea (Pustularia) cicercula, Cypraea cicercula, Pustularia (Pustularia) circercula, Pustularia circercula
Belongs to Pustularia according to G. Rosenberg 2005
See also MacNeil 1960 and Okutaini 2000
Sister taxa: Pustularia (Ipsa), Pustularia (Pustularia), Pustularia globulus, Pustularia kamai, Pustularia lodanensis, Pustularia margarita
Ecology: epifaunal omnivore-grazer
Distribution:
• Quaternary of Australia (1 collection), Djibouti (1), Japan (1), the Seychelles (2), United States (8: Hawaii), Vanuatu (1), Yemen (1)
Total: 15 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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