Annepona mariae
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| Genus: | Annepona
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| Species: | A. mariae
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| Annepona mariae (Schilder, 1927)
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Annepona mariae is a species of sea snail, a cowry, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Cypraeidae, the cowries.[1] The species was named after German malacologist Maria Schilder.[3]
Description[edit]
The oval, porcellaneous shell is 9–20 mm in size. It is white in color with small yellow or olive blotches in a ring on the dorsum and on the sides. The extremities of the shell are hardly produced.
Distribution[edit]
This species occurs from eastern Africa to northern Australia, the Philippines, the central Pacific Ocean, including the Solomons, Tonga, Hawaii and the Tuamotu Archipelago.[2]
References[edit]
- ^ a b Annepona mariae. WoRMS (2010). Annepona mariae. In: Bouchet, P.; Gofas, S.; Rosenberg, G. (2010) World Marine Mollusca database. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.eu/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=391309 on 19 October 2010 .
- ^ a b "Annepona mariae". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 12 January 2019.
- ^ "Franz Alfred Schilder | Shellers From the Past and Present". www.conchology.be. Retrieved 2020-05-15.
External links[edit]
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