Erronea adusta
| Erronea adusta | |
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| File:Cypraeidae - Erronea onyx adusta - Zanzibar-1.JPG | |
| A shell of Erronea adusta succinta from Zanzibar, anterior end towards the right | |
| Scientific classification Edit this classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Littorinimorpha |
| Family: | Cypraeidae |
| Genus: | Erronea |
| Species: | E. adusta
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| Binomial name | |
| Erronea adusta (Lamarck, 1810)
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| Synonyms | |
Erronea adusta, common name the chocolate beauty or tanned/dark onyx cowry, is a species of sea snail, a cowry, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Cypraeidae, the cowries.[1] This species was formerly regarded as a subspecies of the onyx cowry (Erronea onyx).[2]
Description
[edit | edit source]The shells of these cowries reach on average 23–58 millimetres (0.91–2.28 in) in length. The dorsum surface of Erronea adusta is smooth, shiny and generally dark brown. The base is also dark brown, usually with orange teeth. The interior of the shell is pale purple.
Distribution
[edit | edit source]This species occurs in the Indian Ocean along East Africa (mainly Kenya, Mascarene, Mauritius and Tanzania).
Habitat
[edit | edit source]In shallow subtidal water, Erronea adusta lives in the tropical and subtropical zones.
References
[edit | edit source]- ^ Erronea adusta (Lamarck, 1810). MolluscaBase (2018). Erronea adusta (Lamarck, 1810). Accessed through the World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=529744 on 21 June 2018 .
- ^ Erronea onyx adusta (Lamarck, 1810). MolluscaBase (2018). Erronea onyx adusta (Lamarck, 1810). Accessed through the World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=2223986 on 21 June 2018 .
- Verdcourt, B. (1954). The cowries of the East African Coast (Kenya, Tanganyika, Zanzibar and Pemba). Journal of the East Africa Natural History Society 22(4) 96: 129-144, 17 pls.
- Burgess, C.M. (1970). The Living Cowries. A. S. Barnes and Co, Ltd. Cranbury, New Jersey
External links
[edit | edit source]- Biolib
- WoRMS
- Erronea adusta on flmnh.ufl.edu Archived 2016-01-08 at the Wayback Machine
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- Erronea succinta adusta Archived 2020-06-18 at the Wayback Machine
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