Talostolida teres
| Blasicrura teres | |
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| Cypraea teres | |
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| Species: | B. teres
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| Blasicrura teres (Gmelin, 1791)
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Blasicrura teres is a species of sea snail, a cowry, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Cypraeidae, the cowries.[1]
Subspecies
The following subspecies are recognized : [1]
- Blasicrura teres elatensis Heiman & Mienis, 2002
- Blasicrura teres janae Lorenz, 2002
- Blasicrura teres natalensis Heiman & Mienis, 2002
- Blasicrura teres teres (Gmelin, 1791)
Description
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Distribution
This species and the subspecies are distributed in the Red Sea and in the Indian Ocean along Aldabra, Chagos, the Comores, Kenya, Madagascar, the Mascarene Basin, Mauritius, Mozambique, Réunion, the Seychelles, Somalia and Tanzania.
References
- ^ a b c Blasicrura teres (Gmel., 1791). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species.
External links
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