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Eclogavena quadrimaculata

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Superfamily
  
Cypraeoidea

Subfamily
  
Erroneinae

Genus
  
Eclogavena

Class
  
Gastropoda

Family
  
Cypraeidae

Phylum
  
Mollusca

Rank
  
Species

Eclogavena quadrimaculata httpsuploadwikimediaorgwikipediacommonsthu

Similar
  
Blasicrura, Notocypraea piperita, Blasicrura pallidula, Eclogavena coxeni

Eclogavena quadrimaculata, the four-spotted cowry, is a species of sea snail, a cowry, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Cypraeidae, the cowries.

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Subspecies

  • Eclogavena quadrimaculata quadrimaculata (J. E. Gray, 1824)
  • Eclogavena quadrimaculata thielei Schilder & Schilder, 1938
  • Description

    Shells of Eclogavena quadrimaculata can reach a size of 14–36 millimetres (0.55–1.42 in). The surface of these cylindrical shells may be whitish, pale grey or pale blue, with many small brown flecks and with two large rather triangular dark brown spots at each end (hence the common name and the Latin species name quadrimaculata). These shells are completely white or pale yellowish underneath. Teeth are raised, not coloured and spread right across base up to the margin. The living animal shows a dark brown or black mantle with small white or pinkish spots.

    Distribution

    This species is present in Australia (Northern Territory, Queensland) and Philippines. These cowries can be found under rocks and among coral rubble.

    References

    Eclogavena quadrimaculata Wikipedia