Jousseaumea Sacco 1894 (cowry)

Gastropoda - Sorbeoconcha - Cypraeidae

Alternative spelling: Jousseemea

Parent taxon: Cypraeinae according to M. Harzhauser 2002

See also Sepkoski 2002

Sister taxa: Cypraea, Cypraeini, Leporicypraea, Macrocypraea, Mauritia, Muracypraea, Plaziatia, Praerosaria, Prozonarina, Schilderia, Talparia, Zonarina

Subtaxa: Jousseaumea diluviana Jousseaumea grateloupi Jousseaumea joossi Jousseaumea sublyncoides Jousseaumea taurorotunda

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Ecology: epifaunal omnivore-grazer

Distribution:

• Miocene of France (3 collections), Italy (2), Trinidad and Tobago (1)

Total: 6 collections including 8 occurrences

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