Biology:Naria macandrewi

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Short description: Species of gastropod

Naria macandrewi
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Littorinimorpha
Family: Cypraeidae
Genus: Naria
Species:
N. macandrewi
Binomial name
Naria macandrewi
(Sowerby, 1870)
Synonyms[1]
  • Cypraea macandrewi Sowerby, 1870 (basionym)
  • Erosaria macandrewi (Sowerby, 1870)

Naria macandrewi, common name : MacAndrew's cowry, 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 9 mm and 27 mm

Distribution

This species occurs in the Red Sea, Oman, Djibouti and along Eritrea.

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Naria macandrewi (Sowerby, 1870). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 6 January 2019.

External links

Wikidata ☰ Q5395366 entry