Zonaria (gastropod)

Zonaria is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs in the subfamily Zonariinae of the family Cypraeidae, the cowries.

Species

Species within the genus Zonaria include:

• † Zonaria amandula <small>(Dolin & Lozouet, 2004)</small>
• Zonaria angelicae <small>(Clover, 1974)</small>
• Zonaria angolensis <small>(Odhner, 1923)</small>
• † Zonaria frassinettii <small>L. T. Groves & S. N. Nielsen</small>
• † Zonaria ledoni <small>Dolin & Lozouet, 2004</small>
• Zonaria petitiana <small>(Crosse, 1872)</small>
• Zonaria picta <small>(Gray, 1824)</small>
• † Zonaria porcellus <small>(Brocchi, 1814)</small>
• Zonaria pyrum <small>(Gmelin, 1791)</small>
• Zonaria sanguinolenta <small>(Gmelin, 1791)</small>
• Zonaria zonaria <small>(Gmelin, 1791)</small>

Synonyms:

• Zonaria (Zonaria) annettae <small>(Dall, 1909)</small>: synonym of Pseudozonaria annettae <small>(Dall, 1909)</small>
• Zonaria piriformis <small>Locard, 1886</small>: synonym of Zonaria pyrum pyrum <small>(Gmelin, 1791)</small> (unjustified emendation)
• Zonaria spadicea <small>(Swainson, 1823)</small>: synonym of Neobernaya spadicea <small>(Swainson, 1823)</small>
• † Zonaria utriculata <small>(Lamarck, 1810)</small>: synonym of † Schilderina utriculata <small>(Lamarck, 1810)</small>

Extinct species

Extinct species within the genus Zonaria include:

• † Zonaria amandula <small>(Dolin & Lozouet, 2004)</small>
• †Zonaria angolensis <small>(Odhner, 1923)</small>
• †Zonaria dertamygdaloides <small>Sacco 1894</small>
• †Zonaria fabagina <small>Lamarck 1810</small>
• † Zonaria frassinettii <small>L. T. Groves & S. N. Nielsen</small>
• †Zonaria heilprinii <small>Dall 1890</small>
• †Zonaria ledoni <small>Dolin & Lozouet, 2004</small>
• †Zonaria mariaelisabethae <small>Dolin 1991</small>
• †Zonaria pingata <small>Landau and Groves 2011</small>
• †Zonaria pittorum <small>Groves 1997</small>
• †Zonaria porcellus <small>(Brocchi, 1814)</small>
• †Zonaria praelatior <small>Dolin 1991</small>
• †Zonaria pseudotumulus <small>Landau and Groves 2011</small>
• †Zonaria shirleyae <small>Dolin 1991</small>
• †Zonaria subexcisa <small>Braun 1840</small>
• †Zonaria theresae <small>Dolin 1991</small>
• †Zonaria travancorica <small>Dey 1961</small>
• †Zonaria tumulus <small>Heilprin 1886</small>

Fossils of species within this genus have been found in sediments of Europe, United States, Venezuela, India, Pakistan and Somalia from Paleocene to Quaternary (age range: 61.7 to 0.012 million years ago).

See also

• List of marine gastropod genera in the fossil record

References

• Lorenz, F. (2017). Cowries. A guide to the gastropod family Cypraeidae. Volume 1, Biology and systematics. Harxheim: ConchBooks. 644 pp.

External links

• Jousseaume, F. (1884). Division des Cypraeidae. Le Naturaliste. 6(52): 414-415