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Revision as of 15:36, 21 October 2010
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Erosaria poraria is a species of sea snail, a cowry, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Cypraeidae, the cowries.[1]
Description
The shell size varies between 10mm and 28 mm.
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Distribution
This species is distributed in the Pacific in Polynesia and in the Indian Ocean along Aldabra, Chagos, Kenya, the Mascarene Basin, Mauritius, Reunion, the Seychelles and Tanzania.
References
- ^ a b Erosaria poraria (Linnaeus, 1758). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species.
- ^ Gastropods.com : Erosaria poraria; accessed : 21 October 2010
- Verdcourt, B. (1954). The cowries of the East African Coast (Kenya, Tanganyika, Zanzibar and Pemba). Journal of the East Africa Natural History Society 22(4) 96: 129-144, 17 pls.
External links
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