Pustularia margarita Dillwyn 1817 (cowry)

Gastropoda - Sorbeoconcha - Cypraeidae

Alternative combination: Cypraea margarita

Belongs to Pustularia according to G. Rosenberg et al. 2006

Sister taxa: Pustularia (Ipsa), Pustularia (Pustularia), Pustularia cicercula, Pustularia globulus, Pustularia kamai, Pustularia lodanensis

Ecology: epifaunal omnivore-grazer

Distribution: found only at Station 110C [Ndalithoni Limestone] (Pliocene of Fiji)

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