Schilderia achatidea
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| Shell of Schilderia achatidea from Sicily at the Museo Civico di Storia Naturale di Milano | |
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| Species: | S. achatidea
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| Schilderia achatidea (Gray in Sowerby II, 1837)
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Schilderia achatidea, common name agate cowry, is a species of sea snail, a cowry, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Cypraeidae, the cowries.[1]
Description[]
The shell size varies between 22 mm and 50 mm. The dorsum surface is usually brown, while the base is white.
Distribution[]
This species can be found in the Mediterranean Sea and in northwestern Africa.
Distribution
Subspecies[]
- Schilderia achatidea achatidea Gray in Sowerby II, 1837
- Schilderia achatidea inopinata Schilder, 1930
References[]
- ^ Schilderia achatidea (Gray in Sowerby G.B. II, 1837). Gofas, S. (2009). Schilderia achatidea (Gray in Sowerby G.B. II, 1837). In: Bouchet, P.; Gofas, S.; Rosenberg, G. World Marine Mollusca database. Accessed through the World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=139501 on 5 June 2010 .
- Repetto G., Orlando F. & Arduino G. (2005): Conchiglie del Mediterraneo, Amici del Museo "Federico Eusebio", Alba, Italy
- Ricardo Vega Luz Comportamento di Schilderia achatidea in cattività
External links[]
- "Schilderia achatidea achatidea". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 16 January 2019.
- Biolib
- Cypraea.eu
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- Cypraeidae
- Gastropods described in 1837
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