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| species = '''''E. erosa'''''
| species = '''''E. erosa'''''
| binomial = ''Erosaria erosa''
| binomial = ''Erosaria erosa''
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| binomial_authority = (Linnaeus, 1758)
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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 5 June 2010}}</ref>
'''''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>

==Subspecies==
There are two subspecies recognized : <ref name="WoRMS" />
* ''Erosaria erosa erosa'' (Linnaeus, 1758)
*'' Erosaria erosa fuscocincta'' Bozzetti, 2008


==Description==
==Description==
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==Distribution==
==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]].
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==References==
==References==
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[[Category:Cypraeidae]]
[[Category:Cypraeidae]]



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Revision as of 16:49, 13 October 2010

Erosaria erosa
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E. erosa
Binomial name
Erosaria erosa
(Linnaeus, 1758)
Synonyms[1]

Cypraea erosa Linnaeus, 1758 (basionym)

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

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

  1. ^ 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 .

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