Naria nebrites explained

Naria nebrites, common name the false margined cowry, is a species of sea snail, a cowry, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Cypraeidae, the cowries.

Subspecies and formae

• Naria nebrites ceylonica (f) Schilder, F.A. & M. Schilder, 1938^[1]
• Naria nebrites oblonga (f) Melvill, J.C., 1888^[2]

Distribution

This species is distributed in the Red Sea and in the Indian Ocean along East Africa, Eritrea, Kenya, Somalia, Sri Lanka and Singapore.

References

• Verdcourt, B. (1954). The cowries of the East African Coast (Kenya, Tanganyika, Zanzibar and Pemba). Journal of the East Africa Natural History Society 22(4) 96: 129–144, 17 pls.

Notes and References

1. http://www.gastropods.com/4/Shell_12034.shtml Gastropods.com : Erosaria nebrites ceylonica
2. http://www.gastropods.com/9/Shell_11589.shtml Gastropods.com : Erosaria nebrites oblonga (var)