Zoila friendii
Appearance
Zoila friendii | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Gastropoda |
Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
Order: | Littorinimorpha |
Family: | Cypraeidae |
Genus: | Zoila |
Species: | Z. friendii
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Binomial name | |
Zoila friendii (J. E. Gray, 1831)
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Synonyms[1] | |
Cypraea friendii J. E. Gray, 1831 |
Zoila friendii is a species of sea snail, a cowry, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Cypraeidae, the cowries.[1]
Subspecies
[edit]The following subspecies have been recognized :[1]
- Zoila friendii friendii (J. E. Gray, 1831) (synonyms : Zoila scotti Broderip, W.J., 1831 Cypraea scottii Broderip, 1831 )
- Zoila friendii kostini Lorenz & Chiapponi, 2007
- Zoila friendii marina Kostin, 2005
- Zoila friendii vercoi F. Schilder, 1930
Description
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Distribution
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This species is distributed along Western Australia.
References
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- ^ a b c Zoila friendii. WoRMS (2010). Zoila friendii. In: Bouchet, P.; Gofas, S.; Rosenberg, G. (2010) World Marine Mollusca database. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.eu/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=396655 on 14 October 2010 .
- Lorenz F. (2001) Monograph of the living Zoila. Hackenheim: Conchbooks. 187 pp