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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:
- † Trona leporina (Lamarck, 1810)
- † Trona rostrata (Grateloup, 1845)
- Trona stercoraria (Linnaeus, 1758) [2]
Distribution
This genus is found in the Atlantic Ocean off of Cape Verde, Senegal and Angola.
References
- ^ Trona Jousseame, 1884. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 6 January 2019.
- ^ Trona stercoraria. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 5 June 2010.
- Burgess C.M. (1985). Cowries of the world. Cape Town: Gordon Verhoef, Seacomber Publications. xiv + 289 pp.
- Rolán E., 2005. Malacological Fauna From The Cape Verde Archipelago. Part 1, Polyplacophora and Gastropoda.
- Lorenz F. & Hubert A. (2000) A guide to worldwide cowries. Edition 2. Hackenheim: Conchbooks. 584 pp.
External links
- Jousseaume, F. (1884). Division des Cypraeidae. Le Naturaliste. 6(52): 414-415
- Blainville, H. M. D. de. (1824). Mollusques, Mollusca (Malacoz.), pp. 1-392. In: Dictionnaire des Sciences Naturelles (F. Cuvier, ed.), vol. 32. Levrault, Strasbourg et Paris, & Le Normant, Paris
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