Schilderina achatidea, common name agate cowry, is a species of sea snail, a cowry, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Cypraeidae, the cowries.[1]
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Shell of Schilderina achatidea from Sicily at the Museo Civico di Storia Naturale di Milano | |
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Schilderina achatidea (Gray in Sowerby II, 1837)
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Description edit
The shell size varies between 22 mm and 50 mm. The dorsum surface is usually brown, while the base is white.
Distribution edit
This species can be found in the Mediterranean Sea and in northwestern Africa.
Subspecies edit
- Schilderina achatidea achatidea Gray in Sowerby II, 1837
- Schilderina achatidea inopinata Schilder, 1930
- Schilderina achatidea verdensis (Lorenz, 2017)
References edit
- ^ MolluscaBase eds. (2022). MolluscaBase. Schilderina achatidea (Gray, 1837). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1510192 on 2022-05-09
- Repetto G., Orlando F. & Arduino G. (2005): Conchiglie del Mediterraneo, Amici del Museo "Federico Eusebio", Alba, Italy
- Ricardo Vega Luz Comportamento di Schilderia achatidea in cattività
External links edit
- "Schilderia achatidea achatidea". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 16 January 2019.
- Biolib
- Cypraea.eu