Mauritia scurra Gmelin 1791 (cowry)
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Gastropoda - Sorbeoconcha - Cypraeidae
Alternative combination: Cypraea scurra
Belongs to Mauritia according to C. M. Burgess 1970
Sister taxa: Cypraea (Mauritia) histrio, Mauritia (Mauritia), Mauritia arabica, Mauritia eglantina, Mauritia grayana, Mauritia maculifera, Mauritia mauritiana
Ecology: epifaunal omnivore-grazer
Distribution:
• Quaternary of French Polynesia (1 collection), Kenya (1), the Seychelles (1), United States (1: Hawaii)
Total: 4 collections each including a single occurrence
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