Gastropoda - Sorbeoconcha - Cypraeidae
Alternative combinations: Arabica arabica, Cypraea (Mauritia) arabica, Cypraea arabica, Mauritia (Arabica) arabica
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 Mauritia according to C. P. Meyer 2004
See also Jousseaume 1884, Ladd 1977, Linnaeus 1758, Martin 1879, Wilson 2002 and Yates 2008
Sister taxa: Cypraea (Mauritia) histrio, Mauritia (Mauritia), Mauritia eglantina, Mauritia grayana, Mauritia maculifera, Mauritia mauritiana, Mauritia scurra
Distribution:
• Quaternary of Djibouti (2 collections), Eritrea (1), India (1), Kenya (1), Mozambique (1), Pakistan (1), Tonga (2)
• Pliocene to Pleistocene of Guam (1)
• Miocene of Indonesia (1)
Total: 11 collections each including a single occurrence
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