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Zonaria angolensis

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Species of gastropod

Zonaria angolensis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Littorinimorpha
Family: Cypraeidae
Genus: Zonaria
Species: Z. angolensis
Binomial name
Zonaria angolensis
(Odhner, 1923)
Synonyms
  • Cypraea porcellus var. angolensis Odhner, 1923
  • Zonaria pyrum angolensis (Odhner, 1923)

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

Description

The length of the shell varies between 21 mm and 39 mm.

This section needs expansion. You can help by adding to it. (November 2023)

Distribution

This marine species occurs off Angola and Gabon

References

  1. MolluscaBase eds. (2023). MolluscaBase. Zonaria angolensis (Odhner, 1923). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=738021 on 2023-11-26
  • Odhner, N. H. (1923). Contribution to the marine molluscan faunas of South and West Africa. Göteborgs Kungliga Vetenskaps- och Vitterhets-Samhälles Handlingar. (4) 26 (7): 1-39, 1 pl.
  • Bergonzoni M. (2013) The Zonaria pyrum complex. Beautifulcowries Magazine 3: 35–56.
  • Lorenz, F. (2017). Cowries. A guide to the gastropod family Cypraeidae. Volume 1, Biology and systematics. Harxheim: ConchBooks. 644 pp.

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Taxon identifiers
Zonaria angolensis


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