- Source: 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 (Dolin & Lozouet, 2004)
Zonaria angelicae (Clover, 1974)
Zonaria angolensis (Odhner, 1923)
† Zonaria frassinettii L. T. Groves & S. N. Nielsen
† Zonaria ledoni Dolin & Lozouet, 2004
Zonaria petitiana (Crosse, 1872)
Zonaria picta (Gray, 1824)
† Zonaria porcellus (Brocchi, 1814)
Zonaria pyrum (Gmelin, 1791)
Zonaria sanguinolenta (Gmelin, 1791)
Zonaria zonaria (Gmelin, 1791)
Synonyms
Zonaria (Zonaria) annettae (Dall, 1909): synonym of Pseudozonaria annettae (Dall, 1909)
Zonaria piriformis Locard, 1886: synonym of Zonaria pyrum pyrum (Gmelin, 1791) (unjustified emendation)
Zonaria spadicea (Swainson, 1823): synonym of Neobernaya spadicea (Swainson, 1823)
† Zonaria utriculata (Lamarck, 1810): synonym of † Schilderina utriculata (Lamarck, 1810)
Extinct species
Extinct species within the genus Zonaria include:
† Zonaria amandula (Dolin & Lozouet, 2004)
† Zonaria angolensis (Odhner, 1923)
† Zonaria dertamygdaloides Sacco 1894
† Zonaria fabagina Lamarck 1810
† Zonaria frassinettii L. T. Groves & S. N. Nielsen
† Zonaria heilprinii Dall 1890
† Zonaria ledoni Dolin & Lozouet, 2004
† Zonaria mariaelisabethae Dolin 1991
† Zonaria pingata Landau and Groves 2011
† Zonaria pittorum Groves 1997
† Zonaria porcellus (Brocchi, 1814)
† Zonaria praelatior Dolin 1991
† Zonaria pseudotumulus Landau and Groves 2011
† Zonaria shirleyae Dolin 1991
† Zonaria subexcisa Braun 1840
† Zonaria theresae Dolin 1991
† Zonaria travancorica Dey 1961
† Zonaria tumulus Heilprin 1886
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