Trona (gastropod)

Trona
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
Jousseame, 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:

Distribution

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

References

  1. 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.
  2. Trona stercoraria .  Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 5 June 2010.

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