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Naria ocellata
	Five views of a shell of Naria ocellata
	A shell of Naria ocellata, anterior end towards the right
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Caenogastropoda
Order:	Littorinimorpha
Family:	Cypraeidae
Genus:	Naria
Species:	N. ocellata
Binomial name
	Naria ocellata; (Linnaeus, 1758)
Synonyms
	Cypraea ocellata Linnaeus, 1758 (basionym); Cypraea brunnea Gray, J.E., 1825; Cypraea calopthalma Melvill, J.C., 1888; Cypraea palatha Melvill, J.C., 1888; Cypraea pelidna Melvill, J.C., 1888; Cypraea pretiosa Melvill, J.C., 1905; Erosaria ocellata (Linnaeus, 1758);

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

Description[edit]

The shells of these quite uncommon cowries reach on average 25–30 millimetres (0.98–1.18 in) of length, with a minimum size of 14 millimetres (0.55 in) and a maximum size of 57 millimetres (2.2 in). They are oval and have a medium thickness. The dorsum surface of these smooth and shiny shells has generally a fawn or cream color and it is spread with numerous white spots, a few of them with a black centre (hence the Latin name ocellata meaning "eyed"). The base is whitish and often has a brown blotch, while the pronounced margins show various fawn spots on a pale background. In the living cowries mantle and foot are well developed.

Dorsal view of a shell of *Naria ocellata*

Distribution[edit]

This species occurs in the northern Indian Ocean (see range map) on the coasts of Mozambique, Persian Gulf, Gulf of Oman, southern India, Maldives, Sri Lanka, up to Thailand, southern Java and Melanesia.

Habitat[edit]

Naria ocellata lives in tropical and subtropical zones, from shallow intertidal water up to 0–90 metres (0–295 ft) depth, feeding on algae or coral polyps.

References[edit]

^ ^a ^b Naria ocellata (Linnaeus, 1758). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 6 January 2019.

MacNae, W. & M. Kalk (eds) (1958). A natural history of Inhaca Island, Mozambique. Witwatersrand Univ. Press, Johannesburg
Felix Lorenz 18.02.2004 - Ocellata
F.A. Schildler – The size of Erosaria Ocellata - November.1 968 - HAWAIIAN SHELL NEWS
Lorenz F. & Hubert A. - A guide to worldwide cowries. Edition 2. Hackenheim: Conchbooks. 584 pp

External links[edit]

This Cypraeidae-related article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.

[WoRMS-1] Naria ocellata (Linnaeus, 1758). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 6 January 2019.

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+{{Short description|Species of gastropod}}
-{{Italic title}}
+{{speciesbox
-{{Taxobox
-| name = ''Erosaria ocellata''
+| image = Erosaria ocellata 01.jpg
+| image_caption = Five views of a [[gastropod shell|shell]] of ''Naria ocellata''
-| image = Cypraeidae - Erosaria ocellata-2.JPG
-| image_caption = A [[gastropod shell|shell]] of ''Erosaria ocellata'', anterior end towards the right
+| image2 = Cypraeidae - Erosaria ocellata-2.JPG
+| image2_caption = A [[gastropod shell|shell]] of ''Naria ocellata'', anterior end towards the right
-| regnum = [[Animal]]ia
+| taxon = Naria ocellata
-| phylum = [[Mollusca]]
+| authority = ([[Carl Linnaeus|Linnaeus]], [[10th edition of Systema Naturae|1758]])
-| classis = [[Gastropoda]]
-| unranked_superfamilia = clade [[Caenogastropoda]]<br/>clade [[Hypsogastropoda]]<br/>clade [[Littorinimorpha]]
-| superfamilia = [[Cypraeoidea]]
-| familia = [[Cypraeidae]]
-| subfamilia = [[Erosariinae]]
-| genus = ''[[Erosaria]]''
-| subgenus =
-| species = '''''E. ocellata'''''
-| binomial = ''Erosaria ocellata''
-| binomial_authority = ([[Carl Linnaeus|Linnaeus]], 1758)
 | synonyms_ref =<ref name="WoRMS"/>
 | synonyms =
-*  ''Cypraea ocellata'' Linnaeus, 1758 ([[basionym]])
+*  ''Cypraea ocellata'' <small>Linnaeus, 1758 ([[basionym]])</small>
-* ''Cypraea brunnea'' Gray, J.E., 1825
+* ''Cypraea brunnea'' <small>Gray, J.E., 1825</small>
-* ''Cypraea calopthalma'' Melvill, J.C., 1888
+* ''Cypraea calopthalma'' <small>Melvill, J.C., 1888</small>
-* ''Cypraea palatha'' Melvill, J.C., 1888
+* ''Cypraea palatha'' <small>Melvill, J.C., 1888</small>
-* ''Cypraea pelidna'' Melvill, J.C., 1888
+* ''Cypraea pelidna'' <small>Melvill, J.C., 1888</small>
-*'' Cypraea pretiosa'' Melvill, J.C., 1905
+*'' Cypraea pretiosa'' <small>Melvill, J.C., 1905</small>
+* ''Erosaria ocellata'' <small>(Linnaeus, 1758)</small>
 }}
-'''''Erosaria ocellata''''', [[common name]] the '''Ocellate Cowry''',  is a [[species]] of [[sea snail]], a [[cowry]], a marine [[gastropod]] [[mollusk]] in the [[family (biology)|family]] [[Cypraeidae]], the cowries.<ref name="WoRMS">{{WRMS species|527898 |''Erosaria ocellata'' (Linnaeus, 1758) |||WoRMS (2009). Erosaria ocellata (Linnaeus, 1758)   Accessed through the [[World Register of Marine Species]] at http://marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=527898</nowiki> on 21 October 2010}}</ref> [[File:Wyst-ocellata.jpg|thumb|right|Distribution map of ''Erosaria ocellata'']]
+'''''Naria ocellata''''', [[common name]] the '''ocellate cowry''',  is a [[species]] of [[sea snail]], a [[cowry]], a marine [[gastropod]] [[mollusk]] in the [[family (biology)|family]] [[Cypraeidae]], the cowries.<ref name="WoRMS">{{WRMS species|1079115|''Naria ocellata'' (Linnaeus, 1758) ||6 January 2019}}</ref> [[File:Wyst-ocellata.jpg|thumb|Distribution map of ''Naria ocellata'']]
 ==Description==
-The shells of these quite uncommon cowries reach on average {{convert|25|-|30|mm}} of length, with a minimum size of {{convert|14|mm}} and a maximum size of {{convert|57|mm}}. They are oval and have a medium thickness. The dorsum surface of these smooth and shiny shells has generally a fawn or cream color and it is spread with numerous white spots, a few of them with a black centre (hence the Latin name ''ocellata''). The base is whitish and often has a brown blotch, while the pronounced margins show various fawn spots on a pale background. In the living cowries mantle and foot are  well developed, with external antennae.
+The shells of these quite uncommon cowries reach on average {{convert|25|-|30|mm}} of length, with a minimum size of {{convert|14|mm}} and a maximum size of {{convert|57|mm}}. They are oval and have a medium thickness. The dorsum surface of these smooth and shiny shells has generally a fawn or cream color and it is spread with numerous white spots, a few of them with a black centre (hence the Latin name ''ocellata'' meaning "eyed"). The base is whitish and often has a brown blotch, while the pronounced margins show various fawn spots on a pale background. In the living cowries mantle and foot are  well developed.
-{|
-||[[File:Cypraeidae - Erosaria ocellata-1.JPG|thumb|220px|left|A [[gastropod shell|shell]] of ''Erosaria ocellata'', lateral view, anterior end towards the right]]
+[[File:Cypraea-ocellata.jpg|thumb|Dorsal view of a [[gastropod shell|shell]] of ''Naria ocellata'']]
-|||[[File:Cypraea-ocellata.jpg|thumb|130px|left|Dorsal view of a [[gastropod shell|shell]] of ''Erosaria ocellata'']]
-|}
 ==Distribution==
-This species is distributed in the northern Indian Ocean (see range map) along [[Mozambique]], [[Persian Gulf]], [[Gulf of Oman]], southern [[India]], [[Maldives]], [[Sri Lanka]], up to [[Thailand]], southern [[Java]] and [[Melanesia]].
+This species occurs in the northern [[Indian Ocean]] (see range map) on the coasts of [[Mozambique]], [[Persian Gulf]], [[Gulf of Oman]], southern [[India]], [[Maldives]], [[Sri Lanka]], up to [[Thailand]], southern [[Java]] and [[Melanesia]].
 ==Habitat==
-''Erosaria ocellata'' lives in tropical and subtropical zone, from shallow intertidal water up to {{convert|0|-|90|m}} of depth, feeding on algae or coral polyps.
+''Naria ocellata'' lives in tropical and subtropical zones, from shallow [[intertidal]] water up to {{convert|0|-|90|m}} depth, feeding on [[algae]] or [[coral]] polyps.
 ==References==
-{{reflist}}
+{{Reflist}}
 * MacNae, W. & M. Kalk (eds) (1958). A natural history of Inhaca Island, Mozambique. Witwatersrand Univ. Press, Johannesburg
 * Felix Lorenz 18.02.2004 - [http://www.cowries.info/shell/ocellata/ocellata.html Ocellata]
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 ==External links==
-* [http://www.gastropods.com/1/Shell_81.shtml Gastropods.com : ''Erosaria ocellata'' : photos]
+* [http://www.gastropods.com/1/Shell_81.shtml Gastropods.com : ''Naria ocellata'' : photos]
 * [http://www.flmnh.ufl.edu/cowries/ocellata.htm Flmnh]
 * [http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=527898 WoRMS]
+{{Taxonbar|from=Q1310583}}
-{{DEFAULTSORT:Erosaria Ocellata}}
 [[Category:Cypraeidae]]
-[[Category:Animals described in 1758]]
+[[Category:Gastropods described in 1758]]
+[[Category:Taxa named by Carl Linnaeus]]
 {{Cypraeidae-stub}}
-[[fr:Erosaria ocellata]]
-[[pl:Cypraea ocellata]]
-[[vi:Erosaria ocellata]]