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|image_caption = ''Naria erosa'', anterior end is to the left |
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|image2_caption = Five views of a [[gastropod shell|shell]] of ''Naria erosa chlorizans'' |
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|taxon = Naria erosa |
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|authority = ([[Carl Linnaeus|Linnaeus]], [[10th edition of Systema Naturae|1758]]) |
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* ''Cypraea (Luponia) erosa'' <small>Linnaeus, 1758</small> |
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* ''Cypraea erosa'' <small>Linnaeus, 1758</small> (basionym) |
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* ''Erosaria erosa'' <small>(Linnaeus, 1758)</small> |
* ''Erosaria erosa'' <small>(Linnaeus, 1758)</small> |
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'''''Naria erosa''''', [[common name]] the '''gnawed or eroded 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|1075042|''Naria erosa'' ||6 January 2019}}</ref> |
'''''Naria erosa''''', [[common name]] the '''gnawed or eroded 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|1075042|''Naria erosa'' ||6 January 2019}}</ref> |
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==Description== |
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These cowries live in warm tropical waters, on shallow intertidal reefs or in lagoons at about {{convert|2|-|10|m}} of depth. Like most other cowries, during the day they usually hide under rocks slabs with the mantle drawn into the shell. They feed only at dawn or dusk. |
These cowries live in warm tropical waters, on shallow intertidal reefs or in lagoons at about {{convert|2|-|10|m}} of depth. Like most other cowries, during the day they usually hide under rocks slabs with the mantle drawn into the shell. They feed only at dawn or dusk. |
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There are two subspecies recognized :<ref name="WoRMS" /> |
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==References== |
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* Lorenz, F. (2017). Cowries. A guide to the gastropod family Cypraeidae. Volume 1, Biology and systematics. Harxheim: ConchBooks. 644 pp. |
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* [https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/726886 Linnaeus, C. (1758). Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. Editio decima, reformata [10th revised edition], vol. 1: 824 pp. Laurentius Salvius: Holmiae] |
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* [https://www.biolib.cz/en/taxonsubtaxa/id142738/?subtaxcat=34 Biolib] |
* [https://www.biolib.cz/en/taxonsubtaxa/id142738/?subtaxcat=34 Biolib] |
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* [http://www.gastropods.com/4/Shell_39404.shtml Naria erosa chlorizans] |
* [http://www.gastropods.com/4/Shell_39404.shtml Naria erosa chlorizans] |
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Revision as of 14:47, 31 August 2021
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Five views of a shell of Naria erosa chlorizans | |
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Gastropoda |
Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
Order: | Littorinimorpha |
Family: | Cypraeidae |
Genus: | Naria |
Species: | N. erosa
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Binomial name | |
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Naria erosa, common name the gnawed or eroded cowry, is a species of sea snail, a cowry, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Cypraeidae, the cowries.[1]
- Subspecies
- Naria erosa chlorizans (Melvill, 1888)
- Naria erosa erosa (Linnaeus, 1758)
Description
The shell of these quite common cowries reaches on average 32–38 millimetres (1.3–1.5 in) in length, with a maximum size of 75 millimetres (3.0 in) and a minimum adult size of 15 millimetres (0.59 in). The dorsum is yellow-ocher or pale brown, with many small white spots. The extremities of the shell show dark brown spots. A dark brown area which is roughly rectangular is present on each side close to the edge. The base is white to light beige, with thin transverse stripes.
At night in the living cowries, the extremely papillose brownish mantle usually covers the shell completely, camouflaging the animal.
Distribution
This species and its subspecies occur in the Indian Ocean along the coasts of Aldabra, Chagos, the Comores, the East Coast of South Africa, Kenya, Madagascar, the Mascarene Basin, Mauritius, Mozambique, Réunion, the Seychelles, Somalia and Tanzania, as well in the Western Pacific Ocean (Malaysia, Australia, Philippines, Polynesia and Hawaii).
Habitat
These cowries live in warm tropical waters, on shallow intertidal reefs or in lagoons at about 2–10 metres (6 ft 7 in – 32 ft 10 in) of depth. Like most other cowries, during the day they usually hide under rocks slabs with the mantle drawn into the shell. They feed only at dawn or dusk.
References
- ^ a b Naria erosa. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 6 January 2019.
- Lorenz, F. (2017). Cowries. A guide to the gastropod family Cypraeidae. Volume 1, Biology and systematics. Harxheim: ConchBooks. 644 pp.
External links
- Linnaeus, C. (1758). Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. Editio decima, reformata [10th revised edition, vol. 1: 824 pp. Laurentius Salvius: Holmiae]
- Biolib
- Naria erosa chlorizans
- Naria erosa
- Cypraea erosa
- Erosaria erosa
- Malacos
- Photos of Naria erosa on Sealife Collection