Biology:Erosaria gangranosa

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Erosaria gangranosa
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E. gangranosa
Binomial name
Erosaria gangranosa
(Dillwyn, 1817)
Synonyms[1]

Cypraea gangranosa Dillwyn, 1817 (basionym)

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

There is one subspecies : Erosaria gangranosa reentsii (Dunker, 1852)

Description

Distribution

This species is distributed in the Red Sea and in the Indian Ocean along Kenya and Tanzania.

References

  • Verdcourt, B. (1954). The cowries of the East African Coast (Kenya, Tanganyika, Zanzibar and Pemba). Journal of the East Africa Natural History Society 22(4) 96: 129-144, 17 pls.

Wikidata ☰ Q5395362 entry