Luria pulchra

Luria pulchra
A lateral view of a shell of Luria pulchra, anterior end towards the right
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
(unranked): clade Caenogastropoda
clade Hypsogastropoda
clade Littorinimorpha
Superfamily: Cypraeoidea
Family: Cypraeidae
Subfamily: Luriinae
Genus: Luria
Species: L. pulchra
Binomial name
Luria pulchra
(Gray, 1824)
Synonyms.[1]

Cypraea pulchra Gray, 1824 (basionym)

Luria pulchra is a species of sea snail, a cowry, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Cypraeidae, the cowries.[1]

Subspecies

The following subspecies are recognized :

Distribution

This species is distributed in the Red Sea, the Gulf of Aqaba, the Gulf of Oman, the Persian Gulf and along Eritrea.

References

  1. 1 2 Luria pulchra (Gray, 1824). Bouchet, P. (2010). Luria pulchra (Gray, 1824). In: Bouchet, P.; Gofas, S.; Rosenberg, G. (2010) World Marine Mollusca database. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=458728 on 22 October 2010.
  2. Gastropods.com : Luria pulchra akabensis; accessed : 22 October 2010
  3. Gastropods.com : Luria pulchra pulchra; accessed : 22 October 2010
  4. Gastropods.com : Luria pulchra sinaiensis; accessed : 22 October 2010

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