Luria pulchra | |
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A lateral view of a shell of Luria pulchra, anterior end towards the right | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Gastropoda |
Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
Order: | Littorinimorpha |
Family: | Cypraeidae |
Genus: | Luria |
Species: | L. pulchra |
Binomial name | |
Luria pulchra (Gray, 1824) | |
Synonyms. [1] | |
Cypraea pulchra Gray, 1824 (basionym) |
Luria pulchra is a species of sea snail, a cowry, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Cypraeidae, the cowries. [1]
The following subspecies are recognized :
L. pulchra is superficially similar to L. lurida. L.pulchra is less swollen, smoother, glossier, and lighter in color.
This species is distributed in the Red Sea, the Gulf of Aqaba, the Gulf of Oman, the Persian Gulf and along Eritrea.
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