Superfamily Cypraeoidea | Scientific name Pseudozonaria arabicula Rank Species | |
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Similar Pseudozonaria annettae, Macrocypraea cervinetta, Palmadusta diluculum, Pustularia bistrinotata, Bistolida kieneri |
Pseudozonaria arabicula, common name : the little Arabian 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 37 mm. The dorsum surface is usually dark brown or greyish, while the base is whitish or pale brown, with large dark brown or blackish spots on the ventral margin.
Distribution
This species occurs in the Indian Ocean along Kenya and in the Pacific Ocean along the Galapagos Islands and from Baja California to Peru.
References
Pseudozonaria arabicula Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA