Erosaria
Encyclopedia
Erosaria is a genus
of sea snail
s, cowries, marine
gastropod mollusks in the family Cypraeidae
, the cowries.
Species brought into synonymy :
Genus
In biology, a genus is a low-level taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms, which is an example of definition by genus and differentia...
of sea snail
Sea snail
Sea snail is a common name for those snails that normally live in saltwater, marine gastropod molluscs....
s, cowries, marine
Marine (ocean)
Marine is an umbrella term. As an adjective it is usually applicable to things relating to the sea or ocean, such as marine biology, marine ecology and marine geology...
gastropod mollusks in the family Cypraeidae
Cypraeidae
Cypraeidae, common name the cowries , is a taxonomic family of small to large sea snails. These are marine gastropod mollusks in the superfamily Cypraeoidea, the cowries and cowry allies.-Shell description:...
, the cowries.
Species
Species within the genus Erosaria include:- Erosaria acicularisErosaria acicularisErosaria acicularis, common name : the Atlantic yellow cowry, is a species of sea snail, a cowry, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Cypraeidae, the cowries.-Subspecies and formae:* Erosaria acicularis algoensis...
(Gmelin, 1791) - the Atlantic yellow cowry - Erosaria albuginosa (Gray, 1825)
- Erosaria beckii (Gaskoin, 1836)
- Erosaria bellatrixErosaria bellatrixErosaria bellatrix is a species of sea snail, a cowry, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Cypraeidae, the cowries....
Lorenz, 2009 - Erosaria bernardi (Richard, 1974)
- Erosaria boivinii (Kiener, 1843)
- Erosaria cernica (Sowerby, 1870)
- Erosaria citrina (Gray, 1825)
- Erosaria eburnea Barnes, 1924
- Erosaria englerti (Summers & Burgess, 1965)
- Erosaria erosaErosaria erosaErosaria erosa, common name : the Gnawed or eroded cowry, is a species of sea snail, a cowry, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Cypraeidae, the cowries.-Description:...
- Erosaria gangranosaErosaria gangranosaErosaria gangranosa is a species of sea snail, a cowry, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Cypraeidae, the cowries.There is one subspecies : Erosaria gangranosa reentsii -Distribution:...
(Dill.) - Erosaria helvolaErosaria helvolaErosaria helvola, common name : the Honey Cowry, is a species of sea snail, a cowry, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Cypraeidae, the cowries.There is one subspecies : Erosaria helvola argella -Description:...
(Linnaeus) - Erosaria irrorata (Gray, 1828)
- Erosaria labrolineata (Gaskoin, 1849)
- Erosaria lamarckiiErosaria lamarckiiErosaria lamarckii, common name the Lamarck's Cowrie, is a species of sea snail, a cowry, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Cypraeidae, the cowries.-Description:...
(Gray, 1825) - Erosaria macandrewi (Sowerby, 1870)
- Erosaria marginalisErosaria marginalisErosaria marginalis is a species of sea snail, a cowry, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Cypraeidae, the cowries.-Distribution:This species is distributed in the Indian Ocean along Kenya, Mozambique, Somalia, South Africa and Tanzania....
Dillwyn - Erosaria miliaris (Gmelin, 1791)
- Erosaria nebritesErosaria nebritesErosaria 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:* Erosaria nebrites ceylonica Schilder, F.A. & M...
Melvill - Erosaria ocellata (Linnaeus, 1758)
- Erosaria ostergaardi (Dall, 1921)
- Erosaria porariaErosaria porariaErosaria poraria, common name the Purple-based Cowry or Porous Cowry, is a species of sea snail, a cowry, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Cypraeidae, the cowries.-Description:...
(Linnaeus, 1758) - Erosaria sinensis Ma, 1997
- Erosaria spurcaErosaria spurcaErosaria spurca, common name the Dirty Cowry, is a species of sea snail, a cowry, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Cypraeidae, the cowries.-Description:...
(Linnaeus, 1758) - Erosaria sublitorea Lorenz, 1997
- Erosaria thomasi (Crosse, 1865)
- Erosaria turdusErosaria turdusErosaria turdus , common name : the thrush cowrie, is a species of sea snail, a cowry, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Cypraeidae, the cowries.-Subspecies:* Erosaria turdus dilatata...
(Lamarck, 1810)
Species brought into synonymy :
- Erosaria caputserpentis : synonym of Monetaria caputserpentis (Linnaeus, 1758)
- Erosaria guttata (Gmelin, 1791) : synonym of Perisserosa guttataPerisserosa guttataPerisserosa guttata is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Cypraeidae, the cowries.- Shell description :- Distribution :...
(Gmelin, 1791) - Erosaria nucleus (Linnaeus, 1758) : synonym of Nucleolaria nucleus (Linnaeus, 1758)