Naria eburnea | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Gastropoda |
Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
Order: | Littorinimorpha |
Family: | Cypraeidae |
Genus: | Naria |
Species: | N. eburnea |
Binomial name | |
Naria eburnea (Barnes, 1824) | |
Synonyms | |
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Naria eburnea, common name ivory cowry, is a species of sea snail, a cowry, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Cypraeidae, the cowries.
Description
Naria eburnea has a shell reaching a size of about 35–45 mm . The coloration of this shell is light white. In the living cowries, the mantle is brown or greyish, with paler finger-like projections.
Distribution
This species can be found in the South Pacific Ocean, as far north as Palau, and as far east as Fiji.
References
- ^ Naria eburnea Barnes, 1824. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 6 January 2019.
External links
Taxon identifiers | |
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Erosaria eburnea |
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