Pseudozonaria arabicula explained

Pseudozonaria arabicula, common name : the little Arabian cowry, 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 13 mm and 37 mm. The dorsum surface is usually dark brown or greyish, while the base is whitish or pale brown, with large dark brown or blackish spots on the ventral margin.

Distribution

This species occurs in the Pacific Ocean along the Galapagos Islands and from Baja California to Peru. A record of this species from Kenya[2] likely stems from a confusion with Mauritia arabica (syn. Cypraea arabica).

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Pseudozonaria arabicula (Lamarck 1810) - Encyclopedia of Life. 2022-01-12. eol.org.
  2. Copley, H. (1945). List of cowries collected on the Kenyan coast by Colonel Maxwell and friends during July 1944. JEANHS XVII (83&84): 160.