Naria citrina
Naria citrina, common name the orange cowrie, is a species of sea snail, a cowry, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Cypraeidae, the cowries.[1]
Naria citrina | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Gastropoda |
Clade: | Caenogastropoda |
Clade: | Hypsogastropoda |
Order: | Littorinimorpha |
Family: | Cypraeidae |
Genus: | Naria |
Species: | N. citrina |
Binomial name | |
Naria citrina (Gray, 1825) | |
Synonyms[1] | |
Subspecies
- Naria citrina citrina Gray, 1825
- Naria citrina dauphinensis Lorenz, 2002
Description
Fine teeth. Orange-brown with grey spots. Base orange-brown.
Distribution
This species and its subspecies are distributed in the Indian Ocean along the East Coast of South Africa, Madagascar and Mozambique.
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References
- Naria citrina (Gray, 1825). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 6 January 2019.
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