Schilderina achatidea
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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
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Binomial name | |
Schilderina achatidea (Gray in Sowerby II, 1837)
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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
[edit]The shell size varies between 22 mm and 50 mm. The dorsum surface is usually brown, while the base is white.
Distribution
[edit]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
[edit]- Schilderina achatidea achatidea Gray in Sowerby II, 1837
- Schilderina achatidea inopinata Schilder, 1930
- Schilderina achatidea verdensis (Lorenz, 2017)
References
[edit]- ^ 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
[edit]- "Schilderia achatidea achatidea". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 16 January 2019.
- Biolib
- Cypraea.eu