Naria eburnea

Naria eburnea, common name ivory cowry, is a species of sea snail, a cowry, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Cypraeidae, the cowries.[1]

Naria eburnea
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Littorinimorpha
Family: Cypraeidae
Genus: Naria
Species:
N. eburnea
Binomial name
Naria eburnea
(Barnes, 1824)
Synonyms[1]
  • Cypraea eburnea Barnes, 1824 (basionym)
  • Erosaria eburnea (Barnes, 1824)

Description

Naria eburnea has a shell reaching a size of about 35–45 mm [1.38 - 1.77 inches]. The coloration of this shell is light white. In the living cowries, the mantle is brown or greyish, with paler finger-like projections.

Distribution

This species can be found in the South Pacific Ocean, as far north as Palau, and as far east as Fiji.

References

  1. Naria eburnea Barnes, 1824. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 6 January 2019.


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