Notocypraea piperita
Notocypraea piperita | |
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Shell of Notocypraea piperita from Australia at the Museo Civico di Storia Naturale di Milano | |
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Ventral view | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Gastropoda |
Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
Order: | Littorinimorpha |
Family: | Cypraeidae |
Genus: | Notocypraea |
Species: | N. piperita
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Binomial name | |
Notocypraea piperita Gray, 1825
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Synonyms | |
Notocypraea piperita, common name peppered cowrie, is a species of sea snail, a cowry, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Cypraeidae, the cowries.
Description[]
Notocypraea piperita has a shell reaching a size of 16–30 mm. The dorsum surface usually shows pale brown or peach-coloured transversal bands on a paler background, while the base is whitish or yellowish, with small dark spots on the ventral margin.
Habitat[]
This cowry lives subtidally on rocks.
Distribution[]
This species and its subspecies occur in the seas along southern Australia and northern Tasmania.
Subspecies[]
- Notocypraea piperita bicolor Gaskoin, 1849
- Notocypraea piperita piperita Gray, 1825
References[]
- Lorenz F. & Hubert A. (2000) A guide to worldwide cowries. Edition 2. Hackenheim: Conchbooks. 584 pp
- Lorenz F. (2005) Taxonomic notes on two poorly known species of Notocypraea (Gastropoda: Cypraeidae). Visaya 1(5):16-21
External links[]
- Biolib
- WoRMS
- Encyclopedia of Life
- "Notocypraea piperita piperita". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 16 January 2019.
- Molluscs of Tasmania
- Flmnh
Categories:
- Cypraeidae
- Gastropods described in 1825
- Taxa named by John Edward Gray
- Cypraeidae stubs