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Erronea
''Erronea'' is a genus of sea snails, marine (ocean), marine gastropod mollusks in the family (biology), family Cypraeidae, the cowries. Species Species within the genus ''Erronea'' include: * ''Erronea adusta'' (Jean-Baptiste Lamarck, Lamarck, 1810) * ''Erronea angioyorum'' Biraghi, 1978 * ''Erronea caurica'' (Carl Linnaeus, Linnaeus, 10th edition of Systema Naturae, 1758) * ''Erronea cylindrica'' (Ignaz von Born, Born, 1778) * ''Erronea errones'' (Carl Linnaeus, Linnaeus, 10th edition of Systema Naturae, 1758) * ''Erronea fernandoi'' Cate, 1969 * ''Erronea garyi'' Petuch, Berschauer & D. B. Waller, 2019 * ''Erronea nymphae'' (John Clarkson Jay, Jay, 1850) * ''Erronea onyx'' (Carl Linnaeus, Linnaeus, 10th edition of Systema Naturae, 1758) * ''Erronea ovum'' (Johann Friedrich Gmelin, Gmelin, 1791) * ''Erronea pallida'' (John Edward Gray, Gray, 1824) * ''Erronea pyriformis'' (John Edward Gray, Gray, 1824) * ''Erronea rabaulensis'' Franz Alfred Schilder, Schilder, 1964 * ''Erronea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Erronea Nymphae
''Erronea'' is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Cypraeidae, the cowries. Species Species within the genus ''Erronea'' include: * '' Erronea adusta'' (Lamarck, 1810) * ''Erronea angioyorum'' Biraghi, 1978 * ''Erronea caurica'' (Linnaeus, 1758) * '' Erronea cylindrica'' ( Born, 1778) * '' Erronea errones'' (Linnaeus, 1758) * '' Erronea fernandoi'' Cate, 1969 * '' Erronea garyi'' Petuch, Berschauer & D. B. Waller, 2019 * '' Erronea nymphae'' ( Jay, 1850) * '' Erronea onyx'' (Linnaeus, 1758) * '' Erronea ovum'' (Gmelin, 1791) * '' Erronea pallida'' (Gray, 1824) * '' Erronea pyriformis'' (Gray, 1824) * '' Erronea rabaulensis'' Schilder, 1964 * '' Erronea subviridis'' ( Reeve, 1835) * '' Erronea vredenburgi'' Schilder, 1927 * '' Erronea xanthodon'' (Gray in Sowerby I, 1832) ; Species brought into synonymy: * ''Erronea angustata'' (Gmelin, 1791): synonym of '' Notocypraea angustata'' (Gmelin, 1791) * ''Erronea bealsi'' Mock, 1996: synonym of ''Parad ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Erronea Caurica
''Erronea caurica'', common name the thick-edged cowry, is a species of sea snail, a cowry, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Cypraeidae, the cowries. Subspecies The following subspecies are recognized : * ''Erronea caurica algida'' Bozzetti, 2018 * ''Erronea caurica blaesa'' Iredale, 1939 * ''Erronea caurica caurica'' (Linnaeus, 1758) * ''Erronea caurica chrismeyeri'' Lorenz, 2017 * ''Erronea caurica dracaena'' (Born, 1778) * ''Erronea caurica elongata'' (Perry, 1811) * ''Erronea caurica insolita'' Bozzetti, 2017 * ''Erronea caurica mayottensis'' Vachon & Verneau, 2017 (synonym of ''Erronea caurica quinquefasciata'' (Röding, 1798)) * ''Erronea caurica nabeqensis'' Heiman & Mienis, 2000 * ''Erronea caurica quinquefasciata'' (Röding, 1798) * ''Erronea caurica samoensis'' Lorenz, 2002 * ''Erronea caurica thachi'' F. Huber, 2020 Description These cowries reach of length. Their shape is elongated and the basic color is light brown or yellowish, with a pinkish underside an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Erronea Adusta
''Erronea adusta'', common name the chocolate beauty or tanned/dark onyx cowry, is a species of sea snail, a cowry, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family (biology), family Cypraeidae, the cowries. This species was formerly regarded as a subspecies of the onyx cowry (''Erronea onyx''). Description The shells of these cowries reach on average in length. The dorsum surface of ''Erronea adusta'' is smooth, shiny and generally dark brown. The base is also dark brown, usually with orange teeth. The interior of the shell is pale purple. Distribution This species occurs in the Indian Ocean along East Africa (mainly Kenya, Mascarene, Mauritius and Tanzania). Habitat In shallow subtidal water, ''Erronea adusta'' lives in the tropical and subtropical zones. 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. * Burgess, C.M. (1970). The Livin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Erronea Ovum
''Erronea ovum'', common name the egg cowry, is a species of sea snail, a cowry, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family (biology), family Cypraeidae, the cowries. Description The shells of these quite common cowries reach on average of length, with a minimum size of and a maximum size of . The dorsum surface of ''Erronea ovum'' is smooth, shiny and generally dark brown, dark olive green or greyish, often with a darker wide trasversal band. They are egg-shaped (hence the Latin name ''ovum'', meaning egg). The base and the margins are usually white or pale brown, with yellowish teeth, but in ''Erronea ovum chrysostoma'' the teeth are pink-orange. In the living cowries mantle is greyish, with long tree-shaped sensorial papillae. Distribution This species occurs from Southeast Asia to the Southwest Pacific, along the coasts of Japan, East China, Thailand, Indonesia, Malaysia, Papua-New Guinea, western Australia, Philippines, Palau Islands, Solomon Islands, Micronesia and New Ca ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Erronea Errones
''Erronea errones'', the wandering cowry or erroneous cowry, is a species of sea snail, a cowry, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Cypraeidae, the cowries. Description These very common shells reach on average of length, with a maximum size of and a minimum size of . The dorsum is usually pale brown or greenish, with very variable patterns of darker greenish trasversal bands or spots. The base and the teeth of the aperture are white. In the living cowries the papillose greenish mantle grants the camouflage. Distribution This species is distributed in the East Indian Ocean along South India, Andaman Islands, Madagascar and Tanzania, as well in West Pacific Ocean along Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines, New Caledonia, Samoa and Australia Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country comprising mainland Australia, the mainland of the Australia (continent), Australian continent, the island of Tasmania and list of islands of Australia, numerou ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Erronea Onyx
''Erronea onyx'', common name the onyx cowry, is a species of sea snail, a cowry, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family (biology), family Cypraeidae, the cowries. Description The shells of these quite common cowries reach on average of length, with a minimum size of and a maximum size of . The dorsum surface of ''Erronea onyx'' is smooth, shiny and generally golden brown, with alternating longitudinal fuzzy bands of translucent bluish and reddish colors (hence the Latin name ''onyx''). The base and the margins are dark brown or black, sometimes the teeth are orange. In the living cowries mantle is dark brown, quite thin, with bluish papillae. Distribution This species occurs the Indian Ocean on the coasts of Aldabra, the Comores, Kenya, Madagascar, Mauritius, Mozambique, Réunion, the Seychelles, Tanzania and in the Pacific Ocean along East China, Thailand, northern Australia, Indonesia, Philippines, Palau Islands and Solomon Islands. Habitat ''Erronea onyx'' lives in t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
