Biology:Zonaria zonaria
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Short description: Species of gastropod
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Littorinimorpha |
| Family: | Cypraeidae |
| Genus: | Zonaria |
| Species: | Z. zonaria
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| Binomial name | |
| Zonaria zonaria (Gmelin, 1791)
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Zonaria zonaria is a species of sea snail, a cowry, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Cypraeidae, the cowries.[1]
Subspecies
- Zonaria zonaria gambiensis (Shaw, 1909)[2]
Description
The shell size varies between 15mm and 47mm.
Distribution
This species is found in the Atlantic Ocean off Cape Verde, Senegal, Gabon and Angola.[1][3]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Zonaria zonaria (Gmelin, 1791). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 6 January 2019.
- ↑ "Zonaria zonaria gambiensis" (in en). Gastropods.com. http://www.gastropods.com/6/Shell_4426.shtml.
- ↑ "Zonaria zonaria" (in en). Gastropods.com. http://www.gastropods.com/3/Shell_513.shtml.
- Bernard, P.A. (Ed.) (1984). Coquillages du Gabon [Shells of Gabon]. Pierre A. Bernard: Libreville, Gabon. 140, 75 plates pp.
Wikidata ☰ Q6783842 entry
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