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{{Taxobox
{{Taxobox
| name = ''Erosaria ocellata''
| name = ''Erosaria ocellata''
| image = Cypraea-ocellata.jpg
| image = Cypraeidae - Erosaria ocellata-2.JPG
| image_caption = ''Erosaria ocellata''
| image_caption = A [[gastropod shell|shell]] of ''Erosaria ocellata'', anterior end towards the right
| regnum = [[Animal]]ia
| regnum = [[Animal]]ia
| phylum = [[Mollusca]]
| phylum = [[Mollusca]]
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'''''Erosaria ocellata''''' is a [[species]] of [[sea snail]], a [[cowry]], a marine [[gastropod]] [[mollusk]] in the [[family (biology)|family]] [[Cypraeidae]], the cowries.<ref name="WoRMS">{{WRMS species|527898 |''Erosaria ocellata'' (Linnaeus, 1758) |||WoRMS (2009). Erosaria ocellata (Linnaeus, 1758) Accessed through the [[World Register of Marine Species]] at http://marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=527898 </nowiki> on 21 October 2010}}</ref>
'''''Erosaria ocellata''''', [[common name]] the '''Ocellate Cowry''', is a [[species]] of [[sea snail]], a [[cowry]], a marine [[gastropod]] [[mollusk]] in the [[family (biology)|family]] [[Cypraeidae]], the cowries.<ref name="WoRMS">{{WRMS species|527898 |''Erosaria ocellata'' (Linnaeus, 1758) |||WoRMS (2009). Erosaria ocellata (Linnaeus, 1758) Accessed through the [[World Register of Marine Species]] at http://marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=527898 </nowiki> on 21 October 2010}}</ref> [[File:Wyst-ocellata.jpg|thumb|right|Distribution map of ''Erosaria ocellata'']]


==Description==
==Description==
The shells of these quite uncommon cowries reach on average {{convert|25|-|30|mm}} of length, with a minimum size of {{convert|14|mm}} and a maximum size of {{convert|57|mm}}. They are oval and have a medium thickness. The dorsum surface of these smooth and shiny shells has generally a fawn or cream color and it is spread with numerous white spots, a few of them with a black centre (hence the Latin name ''ocellata''). The base is whitish and often has a brown blotch, while the pronounced margins show various fawn spots on a pale background. In the living cowries mantle and foot are well developed, with external antennae.
The shell size varies between 13&nbsp;mm and 44&nbsp;mm.
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||[[File:Cypraeidae - Erosaria ocellata-1.JPG|thumb|220px|left|A [[gastropod shell|shell]] of ''Erosaria ocellata'', lateral view, anterior end towards the right]]

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|||[[File:Cypraea-ocellata.jpg|thumb|130px|left|Dorsal view of a [[gastropod shell|shell]] of ''Erosaria ocellata'']]
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==Distribution==
==Distribution==
This species is distributed in the northern Indian Ocean (see range map) along [[Mozambique]], [[Persian Gulf]], [[Gulf of Oman]], southern [[India]], [[Maldives]], [[Sri Lanka]], upto [[Thailand]], southern [[Java]] and [[Melanesia]].
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[[File:Wyst-ocellata.jpg|thumb|left|Distribution map of ''Erosaria ocellata'']]

This species is distributed in the Indian Ocean along [[Mozambique]] and [[Melanesia]].
==Habitat==
''Erosaria ocellata'' lives in tropical and subtropical zone, from shallow intertidal water upto {{convert|0|-|90|m}} of depth, feeding on algae or coral polyps.


==References==
==References==
{{reflist}}
{{reflist}}
* MacNae, W. & M. Kalk (eds) (1958). A natural history of Inhaca Island, Mozambique. Witwatersrand Univ. Press, Johannesburg
* Felix Lorenz 18.02.2004 - [http://www.cowries.info/shell/ocellata/ocellata.html Ocellata]
* F.A. Schildler – The size of Erosaria Ocellata - November.1 968 - HAWAIIAN SHELL NEWS
* Lorenz F. & Hubert A. - A guide to worldwide cowries. Edition 2. Hackenheim: Conchbooks. 584 pp


==External links==
==External links==
* [http://www.gastropods.com/1/Shell_81.shtml Gastropods.com : ''Erosaria ocellata'' : photos]
* [http://www.gastropods.com/1/Shell_81.shtml Gastropods.com : ''Erosaria ocellata'' : photos]
* [http://www.flmnh.ufl.edu/cowries/ocellata.htm Flmnh]
{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2011}}
* [http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=527898 WoRMS]




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[[Category:Cypraeidae]]
[[Category:Cypraeidae]]
[[Category:Animals described in 1758]]




Revision as of 13:43, 1 June 2011

Erosaria ocellata
A shell of Erosaria ocellata, anterior end towards the right
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Gastropoda
(unranked):
clade Caenogastropoda
clade Hypsogastropoda
clade Littorinimorpha
Superfamily:
Cypraeoidea
Family:
Cypraeidae
Subfamily:
Erosariinae
Genus:
Erosaria
Species:
E. ocellata
Binomial name
Erosaria ocellata
(Linnaeus, 1758)
Synonyms[1]
  • Cypraea ocellata Linnaeus, 1758 (basionym)
  • Cypraea brunnea Gray, J.E., 1825
  • Cypraea calopthalma Melvill, J.C., 1888
  • Cypraea palatha Melvill, J.C., 1888
  • Cypraea pelidna Melvill, J.C., 1888
  • Cypraea pretiosa Melvill, J.C., 1905

Erosaria ocellata, common name the Ocellate Cowry, is a species of sea snail, a cowry, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Cypraeidae, the cowries.[1]

Distribution map of Erosaria ocellata

Description

The shells of these quite uncommon cowries reach on average 25–30 millimetres (0.98–1.18 in) of length, with a minimum size of 14 millimetres (0.55 in) and a maximum size of 57 millimetres (2.2 in). They are oval and have a medium thickness. The dorsum surface of these smooth and shiny shells has generally a fawn or cream color and it is spread with numerous white spots, a few of them with a black centre (hence the Latin name ocellata). The base is whitish and often has a brown blotch, while the pronounced margins show various fawn spots on a pale background. In the living cowries mantle and foot are well developed, with external antennae.

A shell of Erosaria ocellata, lateral view, anterior end towards the right
Dorsal view of a shell of Erosaria ocellata

Distribution

This species is distributed in the northern Indian Ocean (see range map) along Mozambique, Persian Gulf, Gulf of Oman, southern India, Maldives, Sri Lanka, upto Thailand, southern Java and Melanesia.

Habitat

Erosaria ocellata lives in tropical and subtropical zone, from shallow intertidal water upto 0–90 metres (0–295 ft) of depth, feeding on algae or coral polyps.

References

  1. ^ a b Erosaria ocellata (Linnaeus, 1758). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species.
  • MacNae, W. & M. Kalk (eds) (1958). A natural history of Inhaca Island, Mozambique. Witwatersrand Univ. Press, Johannesburg
  • Felix Lorenz 18.02.2004 - Ocellata
  • F.A. Schildler – The size of Erosaria Ocellata - November.1 968 - HAWAIIAN SHELL NEWS
  • Lorenz F. & Hubert A. - A guide to worldwide cowries. Edition 2. Hackenheim: Conchbooks. 584 pp


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