Zonaria zonaria
Zonaria zonaria | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Gastropoda |
Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
Order: | Littorinimorpha |
Family: | Cypraeidae |
Genus: | Zonaria |
Species: | Z. zonaria
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Binomial name | |
Zonaria zonaria (Gmelin, 1791)
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Synonyms[1] | |
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Zonaria zonaria is a species of sea snail, a cowry, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Cypraeidae, the cowries.[1]
Subspecies[]
- Zonaria zonaria gambiensis (Shaw, 1909)[2]
Description[]
The shell size varies between 15mm and 47mm.
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Distribution[]
This species is found in the Atlantic Ocean off Cape Verde, Senegal, Gabon and Angola.[1][3]
References[]
- ^ a b c Zonaria zonaria (Gmelin, 1791). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 6 January 2019.
- ^ "Zonaria zonaria gambiensis". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 24 October 2010.
- ^ "Zonaria zonaria". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 6 January 2019.
- Bernard, P.A. (Ed.) (1984). Coquillages du Gabon [Shells of Gabon]. Pierre A. Bernard: Libreville, Gabon. 140, 75 plates pp.
Categories:
- Cypraeidae
- Gastropods described in 1791
- Taxa named by Johann Friedrich Gmelin
- Molluscs of the Atlantic Ocean
- Molluscs of Angola
- Gastropods of Cape Verde
- Invertebrates of West Africa
- Cypraeidae stubs