• 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

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