Zonaria angolensis

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Zonaria angolensis
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Littorinimorpha
Superfamily: Cypraeoidea
Family: Cypraeidae
Genus: Zonaria
Species:
Z. angolensis
Binomial name
Zonaria angolensis
(Odhner, 1923)
Synonyms
  • Cypraea porcellus var. angolensisOdhner, 1923
  • Zonaria pyrum angolensis(Odhner, 1923)

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

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Description

The length of the shell varies between 21 mm and 39 mm.

Distribution

This marine species occurs off Angola and Gabon

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References

  1. MolluscaBase eds. (2023). MolluscaBase. Zonaria angolensis (Odhner, 1923). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=738021 on 2023-11-26