Arestorides argus
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Arestorides argus , common name : the eyed cowrie, is a species of sea snail, a cowry, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Cypraeidae, the cowries.[1]
Subspecies
Two subspecies are recognized :[1]
- Arestorides argus argus (Linnaeus, 1758)
- Arestorides argus contrastriata (Perry, 1811) : common name : pheasant cowrie
Description
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Distribution
This species and its subspecies are distributed in the seas along Aldabra, Chagos, the Comores, Kenya, Madagascar, the Mascarene Basin, Mauritius, Mozambique, Réunion, the Seychelles, Somalia and Tanzania.
References
- ^ a b c Arestorides argus (Linnaeus, 1758). WoRMS (2009). Arestorides argus Linnaeus, 1758. Accessed through the World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=216786 on 10 October 2010 .
External links
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