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Zonaria zonaria

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

Subspecies

  • Zonaria zonaria gambiensis (Shaw, 1909)[2]

Description

The shell size varies between 15mm and 47mm.

Distribution

This species is found in the Atlantic Ocean off Cape Verde, Senegal, Gabon and Angola.[1][3]

References

  1. ^ a b c Zonaria zonaria (Gmelin, 1791). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 6 January 2019.
  2. ^ "Zonaria zonaria gambiensis". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 24 October 2010.
  3. ^ "Zonaria zonaria". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 6 January 2019.
  • Bernard, P.A. (Ed.) (1984). Coquillages du Gabon [Shells of Gabon]. Pierre A. Bernard: Libreville, Gabon. 140, 75 plates pp.
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Zonaria zonaria: Brief Summary

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

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Ecology

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Distribution general on rocks, Two specimens found inside a Pinna rudis
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