''Pseudozonaria'' is a genus of

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mollusks in the subfamily Zonariinae of the family Cypraeidae, the cowries.

Species

Species within the genus ''Pseudozonaria'' include: *'' Pseudozonaria arabicula'' ( Lamarck, 1811) *'' Pseudozonaria annettae'' ( Dall, 1909) *'' Pseudozonaria nigropunctata'' ( Gray, 1828) *'' Pseudozonaria robertsi'' (Hidalgo, 1906) ;Synonyms: * ''Pseudozonaria aequinoctialis'' (Schilder, 1933): synonym of ''Pseudozonaria annettae aequinoctialis'' (Schilder, 1933) (No conchological or molecular differentiation to warrant species recognition)

References

* Schilder, M. & Schilder, F. A. (1971) A catalogue of living and fossil cowries. A taxonomy and bibliography of Triviacea and Cypraeacea (Gastropoda Prosobranchia). Institut Royal des Sciences Naturelles de Belgique, Mémoires, Deuxième Series, 85: 1-246 * Dolin L. & Lozouet P. (2004). Nouvelles espèces de gastéropodes (Mollusca: Gastropoda) de l'Oligocène et du Miocène inférieur de l'Aquitaine (Sud-Ouest de la France). Partie 3. Cypraeidae et Ovulidae. Cossmanniana. Hors-série 4: 1-164. Cypraeidae {{Cypraeidae-stub