Lyncina carneola
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| Lyncina carneola | |
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| File:Lyncina carneola 01.JPG | |
| Five views of a shell of Lyncina carneola | |
| Scientific classification Edit this classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Littorinimorpha |
| Family: | Cypraeidae |
| Genus: | Lyncina |
| Species: | L. carneola
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| Binomial name | |
| Lyncina carneola | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
Lyncina carneola, common name the carnelian cowrie, is a species of sea snail, a cowry, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Cypraeidae, the cowries.[1]
Description
These cowries reach 30–80 millimetres (1.2–3.1 in) in length. Their shape is rounded and the basic color is a pale orange-brown, with some transverse bands.
Distribution
This species occurs in the seas off Aldabra, Chagos, the Comores, the East Coast of South Africa, Eritrea, Kenya, Madagascar, the Mascarene Basin, Mauritius, Mozambique, the Red Sea, Réunion, the Seychelles, Somalia and Tanzania.
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Lyncina carneola( Linnaeus, 1758). WoRMS (2009). Lyncina carneola (Linnaeus, 1758). Accessed through the World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=216866 on 11 October 2010 .
- Fishelson, L., 1971. Ecology and distribution of the benthic fauna in the shallow waters of the Red Sea. Mar. Biol., Berl. 10 2: 113–133
External links
- Photos of Lyncina carneola on Sealife Collection
