Biology:Erosaria eburnea

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Erosaria eburnea
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Shell of Erosaria eburnea from New Caledonia at the Museo Civico di Storia Naturale di Milano
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E. eburnea
Binomial name
Erosaria eburnea
Barnes, 1824
Synonyms[1]

Cypraea eburnea Barnes, 1824 (basionym)

Erosaria eburnea, common name ivory cowry, is a species of sea snail, a cowry, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Cypraeidae, the cowries.[1]

Description

Erosaria eburnea has a shell reaching a size of about 35–45 mm. The coloration of this shell is light white. In the living cowries the mantle is brown or greyish, with paler finger-like projections.

Distribution

This species can be found in the South Pacific Ocean, as far north as Palau, and as far east as Fiji.

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Erosaria eburnea Barnes, 1824. WoRMS (2009). Erosaria eburnea Barnes, 1824. Accessed through the World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=216788 on 12 October 2010 .

External links

Wikidata ☰ Q5395360 entry