Luria cinerea

Luria cinerea, common name, the Atlantic gray cowry, is a species of sea snail, a cowry, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Cypraeidae, the cowries.[1]

Luria cinerea
A dorso-lateral view of a shell of Luria cinerea, anterior end towards the right
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Gastropoda
(unranked):
clade Caenogastropoda
clade Hypsogastropoda
clade Littorinimorpha
Superfamily:
Cypraeoidea
Family:
Cypraeidae
Genus:
Luria
Species:
L. cinerea
Binomial name
Luria cinerea

Distribution

N Carolina, USA - Colombia - E Brazil

Description

The maximum recorded shell length is 45 mm.[2]

Habitat

Minimum recorded depth is 0 m.[2] Maximum recorded depth is 1472 m.[2]

References
  1. Luria cinerea . WoRMS (2009). Luria cinerea. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=390557 on 5 June 2010 .
  2. 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.


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