Erronea Troschel 1863 (cowry)

Gastropoda - Sorbeoconcha - Cypraeidae

Alternative spelling: Cypraea (Erronea)

Parent taxon: Erroneinae according to J. L. Soriano 2006

See also Hendy 2007, Ladd 1977, Ladd 1982, Oostingh 1935, Rosenberg et al. 2006 and Sepkoski 2002

Sister taxa: Bistolidini, Contradusta, Eclogavena, Erroneini, Melicerona, Notopulonia, Palmulacypraea, Purpuradusta

Subtaxa: Cypraea (Erronea) mbalavuensis Erronea (Cribraria) Erronea (Gratiadusta) Erronea caurica Erronea cylindrica Erronea errones Erronea pyriformis Erronea subviridis

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Ecology: epifaunal omnivore-grazer

Distribution:

• Quaternary of Australia (1 collection), Djibouti (1), Saudi Arabia (2), the Seychelles (1), Vanuatu (3), Yemen (2)

• Pliocene of Fiji (2), Indonesia (2), Japan (1)

• Miocene of India (2), Indonesia (1), Japan (1)

Total: 19 collections including 21 occurrences

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