Pedicularia pacifica Pease 1865 (cowry)
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Gastropoda - Sorbeoconcha - Cypraeidae
Alternative combination: Pedicularia (Pediculariona) pacifica
Synonyms: Pedicularia stylasteris Iredale 1935, Pediculariona stylasteris Iredale 1935
Belongs to Pedicularia according to F. Lorenz and D. Fehse 2009
See also Bouchet 2016 and Schilder 1941
Sister taxa: Pedicularia (Pedicularia), Pedicularia californica, Pedicularia cimbrica, Pedicularia deshayesiana, Pedicularia navakaensis
Ecology: epifaunal omnivore-grazer
Distribution: found only at E-1 (0-100 ft), Eniwetok Atol (Quaternary of Marshall Islands)
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