Lachryma submorosa Laws 1935 (snail)

Gastropoda - Sorbeoconcha - Eratoidae

Alternative combination: Cypraeerato submorosa

Full reference: C. R. Laws. 1935. The genus Erato in the Tertiary of New Zealand. Transactions of the Royal Society of New Zealand 65:17-22

Belongs to Lachryma according to A. G. Beu et al. 1990

Sister taxa: Erato (Lachryma) gallinacea, Lachryma bimaculata, Lachryma senectus, Lachryma sulcifera, Lachryma vulcania, Lachryma waitakiensis

Ecology: epifaunal omnivore-grazer

Distribution: found only at Pakaurangi Point, Kaipara Harbour (Miocene of New Zealand)

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