Gastropoda - Sorbeoconcha - Cypraeidae
Alternative combinations: Cypraea (Erosaria) erosa, Cypraea erosa, Erosaria (Erosaria) erosa
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 Naria according to B. Salvat et al. 2018
See also Hendy 2007, Jensen 1996, Linnaeus 1758, MacNeil 1960, Martin 1879, Meyer 2004, Okutaini 2000 and Schilder 1941
Sister taxa: none
Ecology: epifaunal omnivore-grazer
Distribution:
• Quaternary of Australia (1 collection), Djibouti (4), Eritrea (1), Fiji (1), French Polynesia (1), Japan (1), Kenya (5), Mozambique (1), Sudan (1), United States (10: Hawaii), Vanuatu (1)
• Pliocene to Pleistocene of Guam (1)
• Pliocene of Indonesia (1), Japan (1)
• Miocene of Indonesia (3)
Total: 33 collections including 34 occurrences
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