- Source: Cribrarula cribraria
Cribrarula cribraria, the 'sieve/tan and white cowry', is a species of sea snail, a cowry, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Cypraeidae, the cowries.
Description
The mantle of this cowry is translucent bright orange-red. Cribrarula cribraria is one of the most recognizable cowries. The shells reach 10–44 millimetres (0.39–1.73 in) of length. These shells are smooth, their basic coloration is pale brown or fawn, with several circular white spots. The edges of the shell are white, as is the flat base.
Distribution
This species and its subspecies are distributed in the Red Sea and in the Indian Ocean along Aldabra, Chagos, the Comores, Kenya, Madagascar, Mozambique, the Seychelles and Tanzania, and in Australia, Solomon Islands, Western Samoa, Indonesia, Philippines, Taiwan, Fiji, and Vanuatu.
Habitat
This species can be encountered in intertidal and shallow waters at 5–25 metres (16–82 ft) of depth, mainly underneath coral rubble and rocks. They mostly feed at night on encrusting sponges.
Subspecies
The following subspecies are recognized :
Cribrarula cribraria australiensis Lorenz, 2002
Cribrarula cribraria comma (Perry, 1811)
Cribrarula cribraria cribraria (Linnaeus, 1758)
References
Bozzetti, L., 2007. Cribrarula toliaraensis (Gastropoda: Cypraeidae) nuova specie dal Madagascar sud-occidentale. Malacologia Mostra Mondiale 56: 3-4
External links
Underwater Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine
Biolib
Photos of Cribrarula cribraria on Sealife Collection
Media related to Cribrarula cribraria at Wikimedia Commons
Kata Kunci Pencarian:
- Cribrarula cribraria
- Cribrarula
- Cribrarula toliaraensis
- Cypraea
- List of marine gastropods of South Africa
