Kingdom Animalia Class Gastropoda Family Cypraeidae Scientific name Erosaria eburnea | Phylum Mollusca Superfamily Cypraeoidea Genus Erosaria Rank Species | |
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Similar Erosaria ocellata, Erronea cylindrica, Erosaria helvola, Notocypraea angustata, Erosaria miliaris | ||
Erosaria eburnea, common name ivory cowry, is a species of sea snail, a cowry, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Cypraeidae, the cowries.
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Description
Erosaria eburnea has a shell reaching a size of about 35-45 mm. The coloration of this shell is light white. In the living cowries the mantle is brown or greyish, with paler finger-like projections.
Distribution
This species can be found in the South Pacific Ocean, as far north as Palau, and as far east as Fiji.
References
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