Erronea errones Linnaeus 1758 (cowry)

Gastropoda - Sorbeoconcha - Cypraeidae

Alternative combination: Cypraea errones

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 Erronea according to P. Bouchet and G. Rosenberg 2011

See also Jensen 1996 and Linnaeus 1758

Sister taxa: Cypraea (Erronea) mbalavuensis, Erronea (Cribraria), Erronea (Gratiadusta), Erronea caurica, Erronea cylindrica, Erronea pyriformis, Erronea subviridis

Ecology: epifaunal omnivore-grazer

Distribution: found only at Late Pleistocene, west of oil well B34A (Quaternary of Australia)

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