Biology:Zonaria zonaria

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Short description: Species of gastropod

Zonaria zonaria
Naturalis Biodiversity Center - RMNH.MOL.186270 1 - Zonaria zonaria gambiensis (Shaw, 1909) - Cypraeidae - Mollusc shell.jpeg
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Littorinimorpha
Family: Cypraeidae
Genus: Zonaria
Species:
Z. zonaria
Binomial name
Zonaria zonaria
(Gmelin, 1791)
Synonyms[1]
  • Cypraea zonaria Gmelin, 1791
  • Cypraea zonata Lamarck, 1810
  • Cypraea alba Blainville, 1826

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

  • Bernard, P.A. (Ed.) (1984). Coquillages du Gabon [Shells of Gabon]. Pierre A. Bernard: Libreville, Gabon. 140, 75 plates pp.

Wikidata ☰ Q6783842 entry