Zonaria angelicae is a species of sea snail, a cowry, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Cypraeidae, the cowries.[1]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Littorinimorpha |
| Family: | Cypraeidae |
| Genus: | Zonaria |
| Species: | Z. angelicae
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| Binomial name | |
| Zonaria angelicae (Clover, 1974)
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| Synonyms | |
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- Synonyms
- Subspecies Zonaria angelicae angelicae (Clover, 1974): synonym of Zonaria angelicae (Clover, 1974)
- Variety Zonaria angelicae var. petiformis Lorenz & F. Huber, 1993: synonym of Zonaria pyrum petitiana (Crosse, 1872): synonym of Zonaria petitiana (Crosse, 1872)
Description edit
The length of the shell varies between 17 mm and 35 mm.
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Distribution edit
References edit
- ^ MolluscaBase eds. (2023). MolluscaBase. Zonaria angelicae (Clover, 1974). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=595685 on 2023-11-26
- Clover, P.W. (1974). A new species of Cypraea from west Africa and three new species of Marginellidae from the Indian Ocean. Journal of Conchology. 28:213-216, pl. 8.
- Lorenz, F. (2017). Cowries. A guide to the gastropod family Cypraeidae. Volume 1, Biology and systematics. Harxheim: ConchBooks. 644 pp.
External links edit
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