Biology:Naria acicularis

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Short description: Species of gastropod

Naria acicularis
Atlantic Yellow Cowry (11670273785).jpg
Naria acicularis shell
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Littorinimorpha
Family: Cypraeidae
Genus: Naria
Species:
N. acicularis
Binomial name
Naria acicularis
(Gmelin, 1791)
Synonyms[1]
  • Cypraea lunata Fischer von Waldheim, 1807
  • Erosaria acicularis (Gmelin, 1791)
  • Erosaria nitidiuscula Coen, G.S., 1949
  • Erosaria nitiduscula Coen, G.S., 1949

Naria acicularis, common name the Atlantic yellow cowry, is a species of cowry, a sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Cypraeidae, the cowries.[2]

Forms

Although they are of no taxonomic significance, there are two named forms of this species: form algoensis[3] and form sanctaehelenae (Schilder, F.A., 1930).[4]

Distribution

This species occurs on the coasts of North Carolina, USA, the Gulf of Mexico, the Caribbean, Venezuela, Colombia and Brazil .

Description

Dorsal view of the shell of Naria acicularis.

The maximum recorded adult shell length for this species is 31 mm.[5]

Habitat

The minimum recorded depth for this species is 0 m; maximum recorded depth is 780 m.[5]

References

  1. "Erosaria acicularis" (in en). Gastropods.com. http://www.gastropods.com/5/Shell_4295.shtml. 
  2. Naria acicularis (Gmelin, 1791). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 6 January 2019.
  3. Gastropods.com : Erosaria acicularis algoensis ; accessed : 20 October 2010
  4. "Erosaria acicularis sanctaehelenae" (in en). Gastropods.com. http://www.gastropods.com/1/Shell_4551.shtml. 
  5. 5.0 5.1 Welch J. J. (2010). "The "Island Rule" and Deep-Sea Gastropods: Re-Examining the Evidence". PLoS ONE 5(1): e8776. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0008776.

Further reading

  • Rosenberg, G., F. Moretzsohn, and E. F. García. 2009. Gastropoda (Mollusca) of the Gulf of Mexico, Pp. 579–699 in Felder, D.L. and D.K. Camp (eds.), Gulf of Mexico–Origins, Waters, and Biota. Biodiversity. Texas A&M Press, College Station, Texas.

Wikidata ☰ Q3171868 entry