Zonaria zonaria

Zonaria zonaria is a species of sea snail, a cowry, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Cypraeidae, the cowries.[1]

Zonaria zonaria
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)
Synonyms[1]

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

  1. Zonaria zonaria (Gmelin, 1791). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 6 January 2019.
  2. "Zonaria zonaria gambiensis". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 24 October 2010.
  3. "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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