Zonaria zonaria explained

Zonaria zonaria is a species of sea snail, a cowry, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Cypraeidae, the cowries.

Subspecies

• Zonaria zonaria zonaria (Gmelin, 1791)
• Zonaria zonaria gambiensis (Shaw, 1909) synonym of Zonaria zonaria (Gmelin, 1791) (junior subjective synonym)

Description

The shell size varies between 15mm and 47mm.

(Described as Zonaria zonata) shell is bluish or greenish, zoned across the middle with more or less distinct waved spots, marbled fulvous-brown. The sides and base are smoky brown, spotted with black, extremities painted black on both sides. The teeth are strong. ^[1]

Distribution

This species is found in the Atlantic Ocean off Cape Verde, Senegal, Gabon and Angola.

References

• Bernard, P.A. (Ed.) (1984). Coquillages du Gabon [Shells of Gabon]. Pierre A. Bernard: Libreville, Gabon. 140, 75 plates pp.
• Lorenz F. & Hubert A. (2000) A guide to worldwide cowries. Edition 2. Hackenheim: Conchbooks. 584 pp.
• Lorenz F. (2002) New worldwide cowries. Descriptions of new taxa and revisions of selected groups of living Cypraeidae (Mollusca: Gastropoda). Schriften zur Malakozoologie aus dem Haus der Natur-Cismar 20: 1-292, pls 1-40.
• Lorenz, F. (2017). Cowries. A guide to the gastropod family Cypraeidae. Volume 1, Biology and systematics. Harxheim: ConchBooks. 644 pp.

External links

• Gmelin, J. F. (1791). Vermes. In: Gmelin J.F. (Ed.) Caroli a Linnaei Systema Naturae per Regna Tria Naturae, Ed. 13. Tome 1(6). G.E. Beer, Lipsiae
• Kiener L.C. (1843-1850). Spécies général et iconographie des coquilles vivantes. Vol. 1. Famille des Enroulées. Genres Porcelaine (Cypraea), Linné
  • Shaw, H. O. N. (1909). Notes on the genera Cypraea and Trivia. Proceedings of the Malacological Society of London. 8: 288-313, pls 12-13
• Lamarck (J.-B. M. de). (1810). Sur la détermination des espèces parmi les animaux sans vertèbres, et particulièrement parmi les Mollusques testacés. Annales du Muséum d'Histoire Naturelle. 15: 20-40
• Blainville H.M.D. de. (1826). Porcelaine, Cypraea. (Malacoz.). pp. 1-34, in: Dictonnaire des Sciences Naturelles (F. Cuvier, ed.), vol. 43. Levrault, Strasbourg & Le Normant, Paris.

Notes and References

1. G.W.Tryon (1884) Manual of Conchology vol. VII