Zonaria (gastropod)
Zonaria is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs in the family Cypraeidae, the cowries.[1]
Fossil shell of Zonaria subexcisa
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Littorinimorpha |
| Family: | Cypraeidae |
| Subfamily: | Pustulariinae |
| Genus: | Zonaria Jousseaume, 1884 |
Species
Species within the genus Zonaria include:
- Zonaria picta (Gray, 1824)[2]
- Zonaria pyrum (Gmelin, 1791)[3]
- Zonaria zonaria (Gmelin, 1791)[4]
Extinct species
Extinct species within the genus Zonaria include:[5]
- † Zonaria dertamygdaloides Sacco 1894
- † Zonaria fabagina Lamarck 1810
- † Zonaria heilprinii Dall 1890
- † Zonaria mariaelisabethae Dolin 1991
- † Zonaria pingata Landau and Groves 2011
- † Zonaria pittorum Groves 1997
- † Zonaria praelatior Dolin 1991
- † Zonaria pseudotumulus Landau and Groves 2011
- † Zonaria shirleyae Dolin 1991
- † Zonaria subexcisa Braun 1840
- † Zonaria theresae Dolin 1991
- † Zonaria travancorica Dey 1961
- † Zonaria tumulus Heilprin 1886
Fossils of species within this genus have been found in sediments of Europe, United States, Venezuela, India, Pakistan and Somalia from Paleocene to Quaternary (age range: 61.7 to 0.012 million years ago).
References
- Zonaria Jousseaume, 1884. WoRMS (2009). Zonaria Jousseaume, 1884. In: Bouchet, P.; Gofas, S.; Rosenberg, G. World Marine Mollusca database. Accessed through the World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=137880 on 5 June 2010 .
- Zonaria picta (Gray, 1824). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 5 June 2010.
- Zonaria pyrum (Gmelin, 1791). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 5 June 2010.
- Zonaria zonaria (Gmelin, 1791). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 5 June 2010.
- Fossilworks
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