Naria eburnea

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Naria eburnea
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Littorinimorpha
Family: Cypraeidae
Genus: Naria
Species:
N. eburnea
Binomial name
Naria eburnea
(Barnes, 1824)
Synonyms [1]
  • Cypraea eburneaBarnes, 1824 (basionym)
  • Erosaria eburnea(Barnes, 1824)

Naria eburnea, common name ivory cowry, is a species of sea snail, a cowry, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Cypraeidae, the cowries. [1]

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Description

Naria eburnea has a shell reaching a size of about 35–45 mm [1.38–1.77 inches]. The coloration of this shell is light white. In the living cowries, the mantle is brown or greyish, with paler finger-like projections.

Distribution

This species can be found in the South Pacific Ocean, as far north as Palau, and as far east as Fiji.

References

  1. 1 2 Naria eburnea Barnes, 1824 . Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species  on 6 January 2019.