Naria erosa
| Erosaria erosa | |
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| Erosaria erosa, anterior part is to the left | |
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| Species: | E. erosa
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| Erosaria erosa (Linnaeus, 1758)
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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
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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 .
External links
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