Trona
Trona leporina
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Littorinimorpha
Superfamily: Cypraeoidea
Family: Cypraeidae
Genus: Trona
Jousseaume, 1884
Type species
Cypraea stercoraria Linnaeus, 1758
Synonyms
  • † Basterotia Jousseaume, 1884 (invalid: junior homonym of...)
  • † Cypraea (Basterotia) Bayle, 1884 †
  • Peribolus Blainville, 1824 (Invalid: nomen oblitum)

Trona is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the subfamily Luriinae of the family Cypraeidae, the cowries.[1]

Species

Species within the genus Trona include:

Distribution

This genus is found in the Atlantic Ocean off of Cape Verde, Senegal and Angola.

References

  1. ^ Trona Jousseame, 1884. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 6 January 2019.
  2. ^ Trona stercoraria. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 5 June 2010.

External links

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