Naria thomasi
Naria thomasi is a species of sea snail, a cowry, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Cypraeidae, the cowries.[1]
| Naria thomasi | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Littorinimorpha |
| Family: | Cypraeidae |
| Genus: | Naria |
| Species: | N. thomasi |
| Binomial name | |
| Naria thomasi (Crosse, 1865) | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
Description
The shell size varies between 10 mm and 24 mm.
Distribution
This species occurs in the Red Sea, in the Indian Ocean along Eritrea and Somalia and in the Pacific along the Marquesas.
References
- Naria thomasi (Crosse, 1865) . Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 6 January 2019.
- Burgess, C.M. (1970). The Living Cowries. AS Barnes and Co, Ltd. Cranbury, New Jersey
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