Lyncina camelopardalis Perry 1811 (cowry)
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Gastropoda - Sorbeoconcha - Cypraeidae
Alternative combination: Cypraea camelopardalis
Belongs to Lyncina according to C. P. Meyer 2003
Sister taxa: Cypraea (Lyncina) lynx, Cypraea (Lyncina) porteri, Cypraea (Lyncina) schilderorum, Cypraea (Lyncina) vitellus, Lyncina (Callistocypraea), Lyncina amygdalina, Lyncina carneola, Lyncina cingulata, Lyncina eristicos, Lyncina imperialis, Lyncina leviathan, Lyncina maestratii, Lyncina magnifica, Lyncina miopropinqua, Lyncina peyroti, Lyncina praecedens, Lyncina tumida
Ecology: epifaunal omnivore-grazer
Distribution: found only at Zifaf Island, Reef limestone (locality H) (Quaternary of Yemen)
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