Zonaria zonaria

Zonaria zonaria
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
(unranked): clade Caenogastropoda
clade Hypsogastropoda
clade Littorinimorpha
Superfamily: Cypraeoidea
Family: Cypraeidae
Genus: Zonaria
Species: Z. zonaria
Binomial name
Zonaria zonaria
(Gmelin, 1791)
Synonyms[1]
  • Cypraea zonaria Gmelin, 1791
  • Cypraea zonata Lamarck, J.B.P.A. de, 1810
  • Cypraea alba Blainville, H.M.D. de, 1826

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

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Subspecies

Description

The shell size varies between 15mm and 47mm.

Distribution

This species is found in the Atlantic Ocean along Cape Verde, Senegal and Angola.

References

  1. ^ a b Zonaria zonaria (Gmelin, 1791). WoRMS (2009). Zonaria zonaria (Gmelin, 1791). Accessed through the World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=225269 on 24 October 2010.
  2. ^ Gastropods.com : Zonaria zonaria gambiensis; accessed : 24 October 2010