Zoila friendii
| Zoila friendii | |
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| Zoila friendii | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| (unranked): | clade Caenogastropoda clade Hypsogastropoda clade Littorinimorpha |
| Superfamily: | Cypraeoidea |
| Family: | Cypraeidae |
| Genus: | Zoila |
| Species: | Z. friendii |
| Binomial name | |
| Zoila friendii (J. E. Gray, 1831) | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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Cypraea friendii J. E. Gray, 1831 | |
Zoila friendii is a species of sea snail, a cowry, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Cypraeidae, the cowries.[1]
Subspecies
The following subspecies have been recognized :[1]
- Zoila friendii friendii (J. E. Gray, 1831) (synonyms : Zoila scotti Broderip, W.J., 1831 Cypraea scottii Broderip, 1831 )
- Zoila friendii kostini Lorenz & Chiapponi, 2007
- Zoila friendii marina Kostin, 2005
- Zoila friendii vercoi F. Schilder, 1930
Distribution
Distribution map of Zoila friendii
This species is distributed along Western Australia.
References
- 1 2 3 Zoila friendii . WoRMS (2010). Zoila friendii. In: Bouchet, P.; Gofas, S.; Rosenberg, G. (2010) World Marine Mollusca database. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.eu/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=396655 on 14 October 2010.
- Lorenz F. (2001) Monograph of the living Zoila. Hackenheim: Conchbooks. 187 pp
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