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Schilderina achatidea

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Schilderina achatidea
Shell of Schilderina achatidea from Sicily at the Museo Civico di Storia Naturale di Milano
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Littorinimorpha
Family: Cypraeidae
Genus: Schilderina
Species:
S. achatidea
Binomial name
Schilderina achatidea
(Gray in Sowerby II, 1837)
Synonyms
  • Cypraea achatidea Gray in Sowerby II, 1837
  • Cypraea achatidea inopinata (Schilder, 1930)
  • Cypraea achatidea var. auricoma Crosse, 1897
  • Cypraea achatidea var. elongata Pallary, 1900
  • Cypraea achatidea var. globosa Pallary, 1900
  • Cypraea achatidea var. lineata Pallary, 1900
  • Cypraea achatidea var. major Pallary, 1900
  • Cypraea achatidea var. minor Pallary, 1900
  • Cypraea achatidea var. nana Crosse, 1897
  • Cypraea achatidea var. oranica Crosse, 1897
  • Cypraea achatidea var. punctata Pallary, 1900
  • Schilderia achatidea (J. E. Gray, 1837)
  • Schilderina auricoma (Crosse, 1897)
  • Schilderina oranica (Crosse, 1897)

Schilderina achatidea, common name agate cowry, is a species of sea snail, a cowry, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Cypraeidae, the cowries.[1]

Description

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The shell size varies between 22 mm and 50 mm. The dorsum surface is usually brown, while the base is white.

Distribution

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This species can be found in the Mediterranean Sea and in northwestern Africa.

Distribution

Subspecies

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  • Schilderina achatidea achatidea Gray in Sowerby II, 1837
  • Schilderina achatidea inopinata Schilder, 1930
  • Schilderina achatidea verdensis (Lorenz, 2017)

References

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  1. ^ MolluscaBase eds. (2022). MolluscaBase. Schilderina achatidea (Gray, 1837). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1510192 on 2022-05-09
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  • "Schilderia achatidea achatidea". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 16 January 2019.
  • Biolib
  • Cypraea.eu