Trona (gastropod)
| Trona | |
|---|---|
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| Trona leporina | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| (unranked): | clade Caenogastropoda clade Hypsogastropoda clade Littorinimorpha |
| Superfamily: | Cypraeoidea |
| Family: | Cypraeidae |
| Subfamily: | Luriinae |
| Genus: | Trona Jousseaume, 1884 |
Trona is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Cypraeidae, the cowries.[1]
Species
Species within the genus Trona include:
- Trona leporina (extinct)
- Trona stercoraria [2]
Distribution
This genus is found in the Atlantic Ocean off of Cape Verde, Senegal and Angola.
References
- ↑ Trona Jousseame, 1884. WoRMS (2009). Trona Jousseame, 1884. Accessed through the World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=224864 on 5 June 2010.
- ↑ Trona stercoraria . Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 5 June 2010.
- Rolán E., 2005. Malacological Fauna From The Cape Verde Archipelago. Part 1, Polyplacophora and Gastropoda.
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