Zonaria zonaria
Zonaria zonaria is a species of sea snail, a cowry, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Cypraeidae, the cowries.[1]
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Littorinimorpha |
| Family: | Cypraeidae |
| Genus: | Zonaria |
| Species: | Z. zonaria |
| Binomial name | |
| Zonaria zonaria (Gmelin, 1791) | |
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Subspecies
- Zonaria zonaria gambiensis (Shaw, 1909)[2]
Description
The shell size varies between 15mm and 47mm.
Distribution
This species is found in the Atlantic Ocean off Cape Verde, Senegal, Gabon and Angola.[1][3]
References
- Zonaria zonaria (Gmelin, 1791). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 6 January 2019.
- "Zonaria zonaria gambiensis". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 24 October 2010.
- "Zonaria zonaria". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 6 January 2019.
- Bernard, P.A. (Ed.) (1984). Coquillages du Gabon [Shells of Gabon]. Pierre A. Bernard: Libreville, Gabon. 140, 75 plates pp.
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