Trona (gastropod)
Trona | |
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Trona leporina | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Gastropoda |
Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
Order: | Littorinimorpha |
Family: | Cypraeidae |
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. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 6 January 2019.
- ^ 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.
Categories:
- Cypraeidae
- Gastropod genera
- Cypraeidae stubs