Biology:Erosaria gangranosa
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Species: | E. gangranosa
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Erosaria gangranosa (Dillwyn, 1817)
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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
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Erosaria gangranosa (Dill.). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species.
- 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