Naria thomasi
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| Species: | E. thomasi
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| Erosaria thomasi (Crosse, 1865)
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Cypraea thomasi Crosse, 1865 (basionym) | |
Erosaria thomasi is a species of sea snail, a cowry, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Cypraeidae, the cowries.[1]
Description
The shell size varies between 10 mm and 24 mm.
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Distribution
This species is distributed in the Red Sea, in the Indian Ocean along Eritrea and Somalia and in the Pacific along the Marquesas.
References
- ^ a b Erosaria thomasi (Crosse, 1865). WoRMS (2009). Erosaria thomasi (Crosse, 1865) . Accessed through the World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=530885 on 24 October 2010 .
- Burgess, C.M. (1970). The Living Cowries. AS Barnes and Co, Ltd. Cranbury, New Jersey
External links
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