Zoila friendii

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Zoila friendii
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Littorinimorpha
Family: Cypraeidae
Genus: Zoila
Species:
Z. friendii
Binomial name
Zoila friendii
(J. E. Gray, 1831)
Synonyms [1]

Cypraea friendii J. E. Gray, 1831

Zoila friendii is a species of sea snail, a cowry, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Cypraeidae, the cowries. [1]

Contents

Subspecies

The following subspecies have been recognized : [1]

Description

Distribution

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Distribution map of Zoila friendii

This species is distributed along Western Australia.

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<i>Umbilia hesitata</i> Species of gastropod

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References

  1. 1 2 3 Zoila friendii . WoRMS (2010). Zoila friendii. In: Bouchet, P.; Gofas, S.; Rosenberg, G. (2010) World Marine Mollusca database. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.eu/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=396655 on 14 October 2010 .