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Luria cinerea

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Luria cinerea
A dorso-lateral view of a shell of Luria cinerea, anterior end towards the right
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Littorinimorpha
Family: Cypraeidae
Genus: Luria
Species:
L. cinerea
Binomial name
Luria cinerea
(Gmelin, 1791)
Synonyms
  • Cypraea cinerea Gmelin, 1791 (Basionym)
  • Cypraea cinerea cinerea Gmelin, 1791 (original combination)
  • Luria cinerea cinerea (Gmelin, 1791)· accepted, alternate representation
  • Sinusigera cancellata d'Orbigny, 1853 (name based on a larval shell)

Luria cinerea, common name, the Atlantic gray cowry, is a species of sea snail, a cowry, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Cypraeidae, the cowries.[1]

Subspecies
Luria cinerea brasilensis Lorenz, 2002 (taxon inquirendum)

Distribution

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N Carolina, USA - Colombia - E Brazil

Description

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The maximum recorded shell length is 45 mm.[2]

Habitat

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Minimum recorded depth is 0 m.[2] Maximum recorded depth is 1472 m.[2]

References

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  1. ^ Luria cinerea. WoRMS (2009). Luria cinerea. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=390557 on 5 June 2010 .
  2. ^ a b c Welch J. J. (2010). "The "Island Rule" and Deep-Sea Gastropods: Re-Examining the Evidence". PLOS One 5(1): e8776. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0008776.
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