Schilderina achatidea
Species of gastropod
Schilderina achatidea | |
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Shell of Schilderina achatidea from Sicily at the Museo Civico di Storia Naturale di Milano | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Gastropoda |
Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
Order: | Littorinimorpha |
Family: | Cypraeidae |
Genus: | Schilderina |
Species: | S. achatidea |
Binomial name | |
Schilderina achatidea (Gray in Sowerby II, 1837) | |
Synonyms | |
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Schilderina achatidea, common name agate cowry, is a species of sea snail, a cowry, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Cypraeidae, the cowries.[1]
Description
The shell size varies between 22 mm and 50 mm. The dorsum surface is usually brown, while the base is white.
Distribution
This species can be found in the Mediterranean Sea and in northwestern Africa.
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/66/Repartition-cypraea-achatidea.jpg/240px-Repartition-cypraea-achatidea.jpg)
Subspecies
- Schilderina achatidea achatidea Gray in Sowerby II, 1837
- Schilderina achatidea inopinata Schilder, 1930
- Schilderina achatidea verdensis (Lorenz, 2017)
References
- ^ MolluscaBase eds. (2022). MolluscaBase. Schilderina achatidea (Gray, 1837). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1510192 on 2022-05-09
- Repetto G., Orlando F. & Arduino G. (2005): Conchiglie del Mediterraneo, Amici del Museo "Federico Eusebio", Alba, Italy
- Ricardo Vega Luz Comportamento di Schilderia achatidea in cattività
External links
- "Schilderia achatidea achatidea". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 16 January 2019.
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- Cypraea.eu
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