Gisortia coombii Sowerby 1850 (cowry)

Gastropoda - Sorbeoconcha - Cypraeidae

Alternative combination: Cypraea coombii

Synonyms: Gisortia gisortiana Passy 1859, Ovula gisortiana Passy 1859

Belongs to Gisortia according to J. -M. Pacaud 2008

See also Jousseaume 1884

Sister taxa: Gisortia (Megalocypraea), Gisortia (Vicetia), Gisortia brevis, Gisortia clarki, Gisortia colombiana, Gisortia gigantea, Gisortia harrisi, Gisortia ibrahimi, Gisortia mahgoobi, Gisortia murchisoni, Gisortia tuberculosa, Cypraea (Aricia) beberkiriana, Cypraea (Aricia) simplicissima

Ecology: epifaunal omnivore-grazer

Distribution: there are no occurrences of Gisortia coombii in the database

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