Naria acicularis | |
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Naria acicularis shell | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Gastropoda |
Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
Order: | Littorinimorpha |
Family: | Cypraeidae |
Genus: | Naria |
Species: | N. acicularis |
Binomial name | |
Naria acicularis (Gmelin, 1791) | |
Synonyms [1] | |
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Naria acicularis, common name the Atlantic yellow cowry, is a species of cowry, a sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Cypraeidae, the cowries. [2]
Although they are of no taxonomic significance, there are two named forms of this species: form algoensis [3] and form sanctaehelenae (Schilder, F.A., 1930). [4]
This species occurs on the coasts of North Carolina, USA, the Gulf of Mexico, the Caribbean, Venezuela, Colombia and Brazil.
The maximum recorded adult shell length for this species is 31 mm. [5]
The minimum recorded depth for this species is 0 m; maximum recorded depth is 780 m. [5]
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Bursa ranelloides is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Bursidae, the frog shells.
Bursa grayana is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Bursidae, the frog shells.
Marsupina bufo, common name the chestnut frog shell, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Bursidae, the frog shells.
Monoplex aquatilis, common name the cosmopolitan hairy triton, is a species of predatory sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Cymatiidae.
Schwartziella bryerea is a species of minute sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk or micromollusk in the family Zebinidae.
Zebina browniana is a species of minute sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk or micromollusk in the family Zebinidae.
Cypraecassis testiculus, common name the reticulated cowry helmet, is a species of large sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Cassidae, the helmet snails and bonnet snails.
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