Naria gangranosa
| Naria gangranosa | |
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| Naturalis Biodiversity Center - ZMA.MOLL.52123 - Erosaria gangranosa (Dillwyn, 1817) - Cypraeidae - Mollusc shell. | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Littorinimorpha |
| Family: | Cypraeidae |
| Genus: | Naria |
| Species: | N. gangranosa
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| Binomial name | |
| Naria gangranosa (Dillwyn, 1817)
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| Synonyms[1] | |
Naria gangranosa is a species of sea snail, a cowry, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Cypraeidae, the cowries.[1]
Description
Distribution
This species occurs in the Red Sea and in the Indian Ocean along Kenya and Tanzania.
References
- ^ a b Naria gangranosa (Dillwyn, 1817). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 6 January 2019.
- 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.