Ransonia ferruginosa Dolin and Lozouet 2004 (cowry)

Gastropoda - Sorbeoconcha - Cypraeidae

Full reference: L. Dolin and P. Lozouet. 2004. Nouvelles espèces de Gastéropodes (Mollusca: Gastropoda) de l’Oligocène et du Miocène inférieur de l’Aquitaine (Sud-Ouest de la France). Partie 3. Cypraeidae et Ovulidae. Cossmanniana hors série 4:1-164

Belongs to Ransonia according to L. Dolin and P. Lozouet 2004

Sister taxa: Notadusta egregia, Notadusta punctata, Notadusta spolongensis, Notadusta trelissickensis, Notadusta victoriana, Ransonia senuti, Ransonia faviai, Ransonia tarbelliana, Ransonia gofasi, Ransonia coseli

Type specimen: MNHN-IM-2000-3715, a shell. Its type locality is Estoti St-Paul-les-Dax, which is in a Chattian perireef or subreef sandstone in the Falun de St. Paul-les-Dax Formation of France.

Ecology: epifaunal omnivore-grazer

Distribution:

• Oligocene of France (2 collections)

Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence

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