Eclogavena quadrimaculata

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Eclogavena quadrimaculata
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A shell of Eclogavena quadrimaculata from Australia
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Littorinimorpha
Family: Cypraeidae
Genus: Eclogavena
Species:
E. quadrimaculata
Binomial name
Eclogavena quadrimaculata
(J. E. Gray, 1824)
Synonyms
  • Blasicrura quadrimaculata(Gray, 1824)
  • Blasicrura (Blasicrura) quadrimaculata garrettiSchilder, F.A. & Schilder, M. 1939
  • Cypraea nimbosa Dillwyn 1827
  • Cypraea quadrimaculata Gray, 1824
  • Eclogavena quadrimaculata quadrimaculata(Gray, 1824) · accepted, alternate representation

Eclogavena quadrimaculata, the four-spotted cowry, is a species of sea snail, a cowry, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Cypraeidae, the cowries. [1]

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Subspecies

Description

Shells of Eclogavena quadrimaculata can reach a size of 14–36 millimetres (0.55–1.42 in). [3] [4] The surface of these cylindrical shells may be whitish, pale grey or pale blue, with many small brown flecks and with two large rather triangular dark brown spots at each end (hence the common name and the Latin species name quadrimaculata). These shells are completely white or pale yellowish underneath. Teeth are raised, not coloured and spread right across base up to the margin. The living animal shows a dark brown or black mantle with small white or pinkish spots. [5] [6]

Distribution

This species is present in Australia (Northern Territory, Queensland) and Philippines. [3] [4] [7] These cowries can be found under rocks and among coral rubble.

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References

  1. ↑ Eclogavena quadrimaculata (J. E. Gray, 1824) . WoRMS (2012). Eclogavena Iredale, 1930 In: Bouchet, P.; Gofas, S.; Rosenberg, G. (2012) World Marine Mollusca database. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=530904 on 25 December 2012 .
  2. ↑ Biolib
  3. 1 2 "Eclogavena quadrimaculata quadrimaculata". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 12 January 2019.
  4. 1 2 "Cypraea.eu". Archived from the original on 2018-03-09. Retrieved 2015-12-17.
  5. ↑ Lizard Island Field Guide
  6. ↑ Wild Singapore
  7. ↑ WMSDB – Worldwide Mollusc Species Data Base

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