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| species = '''''E. erosa''''' |
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| binomial = ''Erosaria erosa'' |
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| synonyms = ''Cypraea erosa'' Linnaeus, 1758 (basionym) |
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'''''Erosaria erosa''''' 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|216852|''Erosaria erosa'' |||WoRMS (2010). Erosaria erosa. In: Bouchet, P.; Gofas, S.; Rosenberg, G. (2010) World Marine Mollusca database. Accessed through: [[World Register of Marine Species]] at <nowiki>http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=216852</nowiki> on |
'''''Erosaria erosa''''', common name : the '''eroded cowrie''', 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|216852|''Erosaria erosa'' |||WoRMS (2010). Erosaria erosa. In: Bouchet, P.; Gofas, S.; Rosenberg, G. (2010) World Marine Mollusca database. Accessed through: [[World Register of Marine Species]] at <nowiki>http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=216852</nowiki> on 13 October 2010}}</ref> |
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==Subspecies== |
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There are two subspecies recognized : <ref name="WoRMS" /> |
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* ''Erosaria erosa erosa'' (Linnaeus, 1758) |
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*'' Erosaria erosa fuscocincta'' Bozzetti, 2008 |
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==Description== |
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==Distribution== |
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This species and its subspecies are distributed in the Indian Ocean along [[Aldabra]], [[Chagos]], the [[Comores]], the East Coast of [[South Africa]], [[Kenya]], [[Madagascar]], the [[Mascarene]] Basin, [[Mauritius]], [[Mozambique]], [[Reunion]], the [[Seychelles]], [[Somalia]] and [[Tanzania]]. |
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Erosaria erosa (Linnaeus, 1758)
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Erosaria erosa, common name : the eroded cowrie, is a species of sea snail, a cowry, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Cypraeidae, the cowries.[1]
Subspecies
There are two subspecies recognized : [1]
- Erosaria erosa erosa (Linnaeus, 1758)
- Erosaria erosa fuscocincta Bozzetti, 2008
Description
This section needs expansion. You can help by adding to it. (May 2010) |
Distribution
This species and its subspecies are distributed in the Indian Ocean along Aldabra, Chagos, the Comores, the East Coast of South Africa, Kenya, Madagascar, the Mascarene Basin, Mauritius, Mozambique, Reunion, the Seychelles, Somalia and Tanzania.
References
- ^ a b c Erosaria erosa. WoRMS (2010). Erosaria erosa. In: Bouchet, P.; Gofas, S.; Rosenberg, G. (2010) World Marine Mollusca database. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=216852 on 13 October 2010 .