Zonaria angelicae

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Zonaria angelicae
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Littorinimorpha
Family: Cypraeidae
Genus: Zonaria
Species:
Z. angelicae
Binomial name
Zonaria angelicae
(Clover, 1974)
Synonyms
  • Cypraea angelicae Clover, 1974 superseded combination
  • Zonaria angelicae angelicae (Clover, 1974)
  • Zonaria pyrum angelicae (Clover, 1974)

Zonaria angelicae is a species of sea snail, a cowry, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Cypraeidae, the cowries.[1]

Synonyms
  • Subspecies Zonaria angelicae angelicae (Clover, 1974): synonym of Zonaria angelicae (Clover, 1974)
  • Variety Zonaria angelicae var. petiformis Lorenz & F. Huber, 1993: synonym of Zonaria pyrum petitiana (Crosse, 1872): synonym of Zonaria petitiana (Crosse, 1872)

Description

The length of the shell varies between 17 mm and 35 mm.

Distribution

This marine species occurs off Senegal and Gabon

References

  1. ^ MolluscaBase eds. (2023). MolluscaBase. Zonaria angelicae (Clover, 1974). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=595685 on 2023-11-26
  • Clover, P.W. (1974). A new species of Cypraea from west Africa and three new species of Marginellidae from the Indian Ocean. Journal of Conchology. 28:213-216, pl. 8.
  • Lorenz, F. (2017). Cowries. A guide to the gastropod family Cypraeidae. Volume 1, Biology and systematics. Harxheim: ConchBooks. 644 pp.

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