Eclogavena coxeni

Eclogavena coxeni, common name Cox's cowrie, is a species of sea snail, a cowry, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Cypraeidae, the cowries.

Eclogavena coxeni
Shell of Eclogavena coxeni from Solomon Islands at the Museo Civico di Storia Naturale di Milano
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Gastropoda
(unranked):
clade Caenogastropoda
clade Hypsogastropoda
clade Littorinimorpha
Superfamily:
Cypraeoidea
Family:
Cypraeidae
Genus:
Eclogavena
Species:
E. coxeni
Binomial name
Eclogavena coxeni
(Cox, 1873)
Synonyms
  • Blasicrura coxeni (Cox, 1873)
  • Cypraea coxeni Cox, 1873

Description

Eclogavena coxeni has a shell reaching a length of 14–32 mm.

Distribution

This species can be found in New Guinea, Solomon Islands.

References
  • WoRMS
  • Encyclopedia of Life
  • Biolib
  • "Eclogavena coxeni". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 16 January 2019.


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