†Lachryma submorosa Laws 1935 (snail)
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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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