Naria gangranosa

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Naria gangranosa
Naturalis Biodiversity Center - ZMA.MOLL.52123 - Erosaria gangranosa (Dillwyn, 1817) - Cypraeidae - Mollusc shell.
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Littorinimorpha
Family: Cypraeidae
Genus: Naria
Species:
N. gangranosa
Binomial name
Naria gangranosa
(Dillwyn, 1817)
Synonyms[1]

Naria gangranosa is a species of sea snail, a cowry, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Cypraeidae, the cowries.[1]

Description[edit]

Distribution[edit]

This species occurs in the Red Sea and in the Indian Ocean along Kenya and Tanzania.

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b Naria gangranosa (Dillwyn, 1817). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 6 January 2019.
  • 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.