- Source: Schilderina achatidea
Schilderina achatidea, common name agate cowry, is a species of sea snail, a cowry, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Cypraeidae, the cowries.
Description
The shell size varies between 22 mm and 50 mm. The dorsum surface is usually brown, while the base is white.
Distribution
This species can be found in the Mediterranean Sea and in northwestern Africa.
Subspecies
Schilderina achatidea achatidea Gray in Sowerby II, 1837
Schilderina achatidea inopinata Schilder, 1930
Schilderina achatidea verdensis (Lorenz, 2017)
References
Repetto G., Orlando F. & Arduino G. (2005): Conchiglie del Mediterraneo, Amici del Museo "Federico Eusebio", Alba, Italy
Ricardo Vega Luz Comportamento di Schilderia achatidea in cattività
External links
"Schilderia achatidea achatidea". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 16 January 2019.
Biolib
Cypraea.eu