Zonaria petitiana
| Zonaria petitiana | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Littorinimorpha |
| Family: | Cypraeidae |
| Genus: | Zonaria |
| Species: | Z. petitiana
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| Binomial name | |
| Zonaria petitiana (Crosse, 1872)
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| Synonyms | |
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Zonaria petitiana is a species of sea snail, a cowry, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Cypraeidae, the cowries.[1]
- Synonyms
- Zonaria petitiana senegalensis F. A. Schilder, 1928: synonym of Zonaria pyrum insularum F. A. Schilder, 1928
Taxonomy[edit]
Some authors consider Z. petitiana a subspecies of Zonaria pyrum, e.g. Lorenz and Hubert, 2000, although Lorenz 2002 considers it a valid species.
Description[edit]
The length of the shell varies between 17 mm and 398mm.
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Distribution[edit]
This marine species occurs off Senegal and Gabon
References[edit]
- ^ MolluscaBase eds. (2023). MolluscaBase. Zonaria petitiana (Crosse, 1872). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=595690 on 2023-11-26
- Lorenz F. (2002) New worldwide cowries. Descriptions of new taxa and revisions of selected groups of living Cypraeidae (Mollusca: Gastropoda). Schriften zur Malakozoologie aus dem Haus der Natur-Cismar 20: 1–292, pls 1-40.
- Lorenz, F. (2017). Cowries. A guide to the gastropod family Cypraeidae. Volume 1, Biology and systematics. Harxheim: ConchBooks. 644 pp.
External links[edit]
- Crosse H. (1872). Diagnoses molluscorum novorum. Journal de Conchyliologie. 20: 211-214.,
- Conchology.be: image
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