Trona (gastropod)

Trona
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]

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Species

Species within the genus Trona include:

Distribution

This genus is found in the Atlantic Ocean along the 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 .  Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=225254 on 5 June 2010.