Kingdom Animalia Superfamily Cypraeoidea Subfamily Erroneinae Scientific name Erronea pallida Rank Species | Class Gastropoda Family Cypraeidae Genus Erronea Phylum Mollusca | |
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Similar Erronea, Erronea pyriformis, Erronea cylindrica, Erronea ovum, Erosaria ocellata | ||
Erronea pallida, common name pale cowry, is a species of sea snail, a cowry, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Cypraeidae, the cowries.
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Description
The shell size varies between 13 mm and 34 mm. The dorsum surface is usually pale brown or greyish, with a darker brown area in the middle, while the base is whitish. It can be found under rocks in turbid or muddy waters at intertidal depth.
Distribution
This species is distributed along the Gulf of Oman, the Philippines and in the Indian Ocean along Kenya.
References
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