Pseudozonaria arabicula
Pseudozonaria arabicula, common name : the little Arabian cowry, is a species of sea snail, a cowry, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Cypraeidae, the cowries.[1]
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| Shell of Pseudozonaria arabicula from Panama at the Museo Civico di Storia Naturale di Milano | |
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| Species: | P. arabicula |
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Description
The shell size varies between 13 mm and 37 mm. The dorsum surface is usually dark brown or greyish, while the base is whitish or pale brown, with large dark brown or blackish spots on the ventral margin.
Distribution
This species occurs in the Indian Ocean along Kenya and in the Pacific Ocean along the Galapagos Islands and from Baja California to Peru.
References
- Pseudozonaria arabicula . WoRMS (2009). Pseudozonaria arabicula. Accessed through the World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=527792 on 24 January 2011 .
- Copley, H. (1945). List of cowries collected on the Kenyan coast by Colonel Maxwell and friends during July, 1944. JEANHS XVII (83&84): 160.
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