Zonaria angolensis | |
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Scientific 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) | |
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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.
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Distribution
This marine species occurs off Angola and Gabon
References
- 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.
External links
Taxon identifiers | |
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Zonaria angolensis |
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