Biology:Erosaria acicularis
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| Subfamily: | Erosariinae
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| Species: | E. acicularis
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| Erosaria acicularis (Gmelin, 1791)
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Erosaria acicularis, common name the Atlantic yellow cowry, is a species of cowry, a sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Cypraeidae, the cowries.[2]
Forms
Although they are of no taxonomic significance, there are two named forms of this species: form algoensis[3] and form sanctaehelenae (Schilder, F.A., 1930),[4]
Distribution
This species occurs on the coasts of North Carolina, USA, the Gulf Of Mexico, the Caribbean, Venezuela, Colombia and Brazil .
Description
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The maximum recorded adult shell length for this species is 31 mm.[5]
Habitat
The minimum recorded depth for this species is 0 m; maximum recorded depth is 780 m.[5]
References
- ↑ Gastropods.com : Erosaria acicularis; accessed : 20 October 2010
- ↑ Erosaria acicularis (Gmelin, 1791). WoRMS (2010). Erosaria acicularis (Gmelin, 1791). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=419721 on 20 October 2010 .
- ↑ Gastropods.com : Erosaria acicularis algoensis; accessed : 20 October 2010
- ↑ Gastropods.com : Erosaria acicularis sanctaehelenae; accessed : 20 October 2010
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Welch J. J. (2010). "The "Island Rule" and Deep-Sea Gastropods: Re-Examining the Evidence". PLoS ONE 5(1): e8776. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0008776.
Further reading
- Rosenberg, G., F. Moretzsohn, and E. F. García. 2009. Gastropoda (Mollusca) of the Gulf of Mexico, Pp. 579–699 in Felder, D.L. and D.K. Camp (eds.), Gulf of Mexico–Origins, Waters, and Biota. Biodiversity. Texas A&M Press, College Station, Texas.
External links
Wikidata ☰ Q3171868 entry
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