Zonaria zonaria
| Zonaria zonaria | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| (unranked): | clade Caenogastropoda clade Hypsogastropoda clade Littorinimorpha |
| Superfamily: | Cypraeoidea |
| Family: | Cypraeidae |
| Genus: | Zonaria |
| Species: | Z. zonaria |
| Binomial name | |
| Zonaria zonaria (Gmelin, 1791) | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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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 (f) Shaw, H.O.N., 1909 [2]
Description
The shell size varies between 15mm and 47mm.
Distribution
This species is found in the Atlantic Ocean along Cape Verde, Senegal and Angola.
References
- 1 2 Zonaria zonaria (Gmelin, 1791). WoRMS (2009). Zonaria zonaria (Gmelin, 1791). Accessed through the World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=225269 on 24 October 2010.
- ↑ Gastropods.com : Zonaria zonaria gambiensis; accessed : 24 October 2010
- Bernard, P.A. (Ed.) (1984). Coquillages du Gabon [Shells of Gabon]. Pierre A. Bernard: Libreville, Gabon. 140, 75 plates pp.
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