Biology:Lyncina carneola

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Short description: Species of gastropod

Lyncina carneola
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Five views of a shell of Lyncina carneola
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L. carneola
Binomial name
Lyncina carneola
Synonyms[1]
  • Cypraea propinqua Garrett, 1879
  • Cypraea carneola Linnaeus, 1758 (basionym)

Lyncina carneola, common name the carnelian cowrie, is a species of sea snail, a cowry, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Cypraeidae, the cowries.[1]

Description

Lyncina carneola, side view

These cowries reach 30–80 millimetres (1.2–3.1 in) in length. Their shape is rounded and the basic color is a pale orange-brown, with some transverse bands.

Distribution

Distribution map of Lyncina carneola

This species occurs in the seas off Aldabra, Chagos, the Comores, the East Coast of South Africa , Eritrea, Kenya, Madagascar , the Mascarene Basin, Mauritius, Mozambique, the Red Sea, Réunion, the Seychelles, Somalia and Tanzania.

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Lyncina carneola( Linnaeus, 1758). WoRMS (2009). Lyncina carneola (Linnaeus, 1758). Accessed through the World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=216866 on 11 October 2010 .
  • Fishelson, L., 1971. Ecology and distribution of the benthic fauna in the shallow waters of the Red Sea. Mar. Biol., Berl. 10 2: 113–133

External links

Wikidata ☰ Q1310938 entry