Kingdom Animalia Superfamily Cypraeoidea Genus Schilderia Phylum Mollusca | Class Gastropoda Family Cypraeidae Scientific name Schilderia achatidea Rank Species | |
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Similar Zonaria pyrum, Pseudozonaria arabicula, Luria lurida, Pseudozonaria annettae, Erosaria spurca | ||
Schilderia achatidea, common name agate 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 22 mm and 50 mm. The dorsum surface is usually brown, while the base is white.
Distribution
This species can be found in the Mediterranean sea and in northwestern Africa.
Subspecies
References
Schilderia achatidea Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA