Kingdom Animalia Class Gastropoda Family Cypraeidae Rank Species | Phylum Mollusca Superfamily Cypraeoidea Genus Blasicrura | |
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Similar Blasicrura, Bistolida ursellus, Eclogavena coxeni, Erronea pallida, Erronea pyriformis | ||
Blasicrura pallidula, common name the little pallid cowry, is a species of sea snail, a cowry, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Cypraeidae, the cowries.
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Subspecies
Description
Blasicrura pallidula has a shell reaching a size of 11 - 32 mm. It is oval, the dorsum surface is usually pale brown, while the base is white. In the living cowries the mantle has a blackish coloration.
Distribution
This species can be found in North Australia, Philippines, New Caledonia and Samoan Islands.
References
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