Monetaria annulus Linnaeus 1758 (cowry)
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Gastropoda - Sorbeoconcha - Cypraeidae
Alternative combination: Cypraea annulus
Full reference: C. Linnaeus. 1758. Systema Naturae per Regna Tria Naturae, Secundum Classes, Ordines, Genera, Species, cum Characteribus, Differentiis, Synonymis, Locis. Editio Decima 1:1-824
Belongs to Monetaria according to F. Moretzsohn 2015
See also Linnaeus 1758 and Wilson 2002
Sister taxa: Monetaria (Ornamentaria), Monetaria moneta
Ecology: epifaunal omnivore-grazer
Distribution:
• Quaternary of Australia (1 collection), Djibouti (1), Saudi Arabia (1)
Total: 3 collections each including a single occurrence
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