Schilderia achatidea

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

Agate cowry
Shell of Schilderia achatidea from Sicily at the Museo Civico di Storia Naturale di Milano
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Gastropoda
(unranked):
clade Caenogastropoda
clade Hypsogastropoda
clade Littorinimorpha
Superfamily:
Cypraeoidea
Family:
Cypraeidae
Genus:
Schilderia
Species:
S. achatidea
Binomial name
Schilderia achatidea
(Gray in Sowerby II, 1837)
Synonyms

Description

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

Distribution

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

Distribution

Subspecies
  • Schilderia achatidea achatidea Gray in Sowerby II, 1837
  • Schilderia achatidea inopinata Schilder, 1930
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References
  1. Schilderia achatidea (Gray in Sowerby G.B. II, 1837). Gofas, S. (2009). Schilderia achatidea (Gray in Sowerby G.B. II, 1837). In: Bouchet, P.; Gofas, S.; Rosenberg, G. World Marine Mollusca database. Accessed through the World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=139501 on 5 June 2010 .
  • "Schilderia achatidea achatidea". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 16 January 2019.
  • Biolib
  • Cypraea.eu


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