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Erosaria poraria
	A shell of Erosaria poraria, anterior end towards the right
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
(unranked):	clade Caenogastropoda; clade Hypsogastropoda; clade Littorinimorpha
Superfamily:	Cypraeoidea
Family:	Cypraeidae
Subfamily:	Erosariinae
Genus:	Erosaria
Species:	E. poraria
Binomial name
	Erosaria poraria; (Linnaeus, 1758)
Synonyms
	Cypraea poraria Linnaeus, 1758 (basionym); Cypraea coeca Röding, P.F., 1798; Cypraea kauaiensis Melvill, J.C., 1888; Cypraea kawaiensis Melvill, J.C., 1888; Cypraea albinella Melvill, J.C. & R. Standen, 1895; Cypraea wilhelmina Kenyon, A., 1897; Cypraea vibex Kenyon, A., 1902; Cypraea insignis Dautzenberg, Ph., 1903; Erosaria poraria theoreta (f) Iredale, T., 1939; Erronea mbalavensis Ladd, H.S., 1945;

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Erosaria poraria, common name the Purple-based Cowry or Porous Cowry, is a species of sea snail, a cowry, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Cypraeidae, the cowries.^[1]

Description

The shells of these quite common cowries reach on average 16–19 millimetres (0.63–0.75 in) of length, with a minimum size of 10 millimetres (0.39 in) and a maximum size of 28 millimetres (1.1 in). The surface of the shell is smooth and shiny, the colors usually range from pale brown to dark brown, with numerous small yellowish spots. The base and the margins are purple (hence the common name), while the teeth are commonly white. In the living cowries the mantle is bright red or purplish, with quite long and slightly tree-shaped sensorial papillae. The lateral flaps of the mantle may hide completely the shell surface and may be quickly retracted into the shell opening. Erosaria poraria is quite similar to Erosaria albuginosa, but in the second cowry the purple color of the base is paler.

Distribution

This species is widely distributed throughout most of the Indo-Pacific, along East Africa (Somalia, Aldabra, Kenya, the Mascarene Basin, Mauritius, Réunion and Tanzania), in the Indian Ocean and in the Pacific Ocean (Chagos, the Seychelles, Sri Lanka, India, Malaysia, Indonesia, New South Wales, New Caledonia, Philippines, Samar Island, Polynesia, Marshall Islands and Hawaii).

Habitat

Erosaria poraria lives in shallow intertidal water in tropical reef, mainly at 3–10 metres (9.8–32.8 ft) of depth. It is commonly found on dead corals, under large rocks or in caves.

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.
Burgess, C.M. (1970). The Living Cowries. AS Barnes and Co, Ltd. Cranbury, New Jersey

External links

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[WoRMS-1] Erosaria poraria (Linnaeus, 1758). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species.

[2] Gastropods.com : Erosaria poraria; accessed : 21 October 2010

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-'''''Erosaria poraria''''' 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|216857|''Erosaria poraria'' (Linnaeus, 1758)|||WoRMS (2009). Erosaria poraria (Linnaeus, 1758). Accessed through the [[World Register of Marine Species]] at http://marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=216857</nowiki> on 21 October 2010}}</ref>
+'''''Erosaria poraria''''', [[common name]] the '''Purple-based Cowry''' or '''Porous 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|216857|''Erosaria poraria'' (Linnaeus, 1758)|||WoRMS (2009). Erosaria poraria (Linnaeus, 1758). Accessed through the [[World Register of Marine Species]] at http://marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=216857</nowiki> on 21 October 2010}}</ref>
-==Description==
-The shell size varies between 10mm and 28&nbsp;mm.
-{{Expand section|date=May 2010}}
+==Description==
+The shells of these quite common cowries reach on average {{convert|16|-|19|mm}} of length, with a minimum size of {{convert|10|mm}} and a maximum size of {{convert|28|mm}}. The surface of the shell is smooth and shiny, the colors usually range from pale brown to dark brown, with numerous small yellowish spots. The base and the margins are purple (hence the common name), while the teeth are commonly white. In the living cowries the mantle is bright red or purplish, with quite long and slightly tree-shaped sensorial papillae. The lateral flaps of the mantle may hide completely the shell surface and may be quickly retracted into the shell opening. ''Erosaria poraria'' is quite similar to ''Erosaria albuginosa'', but in the second cowry the purple color of the base is paler.
+{|
+||[[File:Cypraeidae - Erosaria poraria.-2.JPG|thumb|220px|left|A [[gastropod shell|shell]] of ''Erosaria poraria'', lateral view, anterior end towards the right]]
+||[[File:Cypraeidae - Erosaria poraria-1.JPG|thumb|220px|left|A [[gastropod shell|shell]] of ''Erosaria poraria'', dorsal view, anterior end towards the left]]
+|||[[File:Cypraeidae - Erosaria poraria.JPG|thumb|220px|left|A [[gastropod shell|shell]] of ''Erosaria poraria'', dorsal view, anterior end towards the left]]
+|}
 ==Distribution==
-This species is distributed in the Pacific in [[Polynesia]] and in the Indian Ocean along [[Aldabra]], [[Chagos]], [[Kenya]], the [[Mascarene]] Basin, [[Mauritius]], [[Réunion]],  the [[Seychelles]] and [[Tanzania]].
+This species is widely distributed throughout most of the Indo-Pacific, along [[East Africa]] ([[Somalia]], [[Aldabra]], [[Kenya]], the [[Mascarene]] Basin, [[Mauritius]], [[Réunion]] and [[Tanzania]]), in the [[Indian Ocean]] and in the [[Pacific Ocean]] ([[Chagos]], the [[Seychelles]], [[Sri Lanka]], [[India]], [[Malaysia]], [[Indonesia]], [[New South Wales]], [[New Caledonia]], [[Philippines]], [[Samar Island]], [[Polynesia]], [[Marshall Islands]] and [[Hawaii]]).
+==Habitat==
+''Erosaria poraria'' lives in shallow intertidal water in tropical reef, mainly at {{convert|3|-|10|m}} of depth. It is commonly found on dead corals, under large rocks or in caves.
 ==References==
 {{reflist}}
 * 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.
+* Burgess, C.M. (1970). The Living Cowries. AS Barnes and Co, Ltd. Cranbury, New Jersey
 ==External links==
+* [http://www.gastropods.com/4/Shell_84.shtml Gastropods]
-*
+* [http://www.underwaterkwaj.com/cowry/Erosaria-poraria.htm Erosaria poraria]
-{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2011}}
+* [http://clade.ansp.org/obis/search.php/8427 Clade]
+* [http://www.biolib.cz/en/taxon/id142728/ Biolib]
+{{DEFAULTSORT:Erosaria poraria}}
-{{DEFAULTSORT:Erosaria Poraria}}
 [[Category:Cypraeidae]]
 [[Category:Animals described in 1758]]