Biology:Erosaria thomasi

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Erosaria thomasi
Scientific classification
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Erosariinae
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E. thomasi
Binomial name
Erosaria thomasi
(Crosse, 1865)
Synonyms[1]

Cypraea thomasi Crosse, 1865 (basionym)

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

Description

The shell size varies between 10 mm and 24 mm.

Distribution

This species is distributed in the Red Sea, in the Indian Ocean along Eritrea and Somalia and in the Pacific along the Marquesas.

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Erosaria thomasi (Crosse, 1865). WoRMS (2009). Erosaria thomasi (Crosse, 1865) . Accessed through the World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=530885 on 24 October 2010 .
  • Burgess, C.M. (1970). The Living Cowries. AS Barnes and Co, Ltd. Cranbury, New Jersey

External links

Wikidata ☰ Q5395379 entry