Zonaria zonaria is a species of sea snail, a cowry, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Cypraeidae, the cowries.[1]
Zonaria zonaria | |
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Shell of Zonaria zonaria | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Gastropoda |
Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
Order: | Littorinimorpha |
Family: | Cypraeidae |
Genus: | Zonaria |
Species: | Z. zonaria
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Binomial name | |
Zonaria zonaria (Gmelin, 1791)
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Synonyms[1] | |
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The shell size varies between 15mm and 47mm.
(Described as Zonaria zonata) shell is bluish or greenish, zoned across the middle with more or less distinct waved spots, marbled fulvous-brown. The sides and base are smoky brown, spotted with black, extremities painted black on both sides. The teeth are strong. [3]
This species is found in the Atlantic Ocean off Cape Verde, Senegal, Gabon and Angola.[1][4]