Naria acicularis

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Naria acicularis, common name the Atlantic yellow cowry, is a species of cowry, a sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Cypraeidae, the cowries.[2]

Naria acicularis
Naria acicularis shell
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Littorinimorpha
Family: Cypraeidae
Genus: Naria
Species:
N. acicularis
Binomial name
Naria acicularis
(Gmelin, 1791)
Synonyms[1]
  • Cypraea lunata Fischer von Waldheim, 1807
  • Erosaria acicularis (Gmelin, 1791)
  • Erosaria nitidiuscula Coen, G.S., 1949
  • Erosaria nitiduscula Coen, G.S., 1949

Forms

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Although they are of no taxonomic significance, there are two named forms of this species: form algoensis[3] and form sanctaehelenae (Schilder, F.A., 1930).[4]

Distribution

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This species occurs on the coasts of North Carolina, USA, the Gulf of Mexico, the Caribbean, Venezuela, Colombia and Brazil.

Description

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Dorsal view of the shell of Naria acicularis.

The maximum recorded adult shell length for this species is 31 mm.[5]

Habitat

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The minimum recorded depth for this species is 0 m; maximum recorded depth is 780 m.[5]

References

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  1. ^ "Erosaria acicularis". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 20 October 2010.
  2. ^ Naria acicularis (Gmelin, 1791). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 6 January 2019.
  3. ^ Gastropods.com : Erosaria acicularis algoensis Archived 15 June 2011 at the Wayback Machine; accessed : 20 October 2010
  4. ^ "Erosaria acicularis sanctaehelenae". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 20 October 2010.
  5. ^ a b Welch J. J. (2010). "The "Island Rule" and Deep-Sea Gastropods: Re-Examining the Evidence". PLoS ONE 5(1): e8776. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0008776.

Further reading

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  • Rosenberg, G., F. Moretzsohn, and E. F. García. 2009. Gastropoda (Mollusca) of the Gulf of Mexico, Pp. 579–699 in Felder, D.L. and D.K. Camp (eds.), Gulf of Mexico–Origins, Waters, and Biota. Biodiversity. Texas A&M Press, College Station, Texas.