One Erronea Caurica shell, measuring between 1 and 1.5 inches *****

One Erronea Caurica shell, measuring between 1 and 1.5 inches.

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Erronea Caurica

Erronea caurica, common name the thick-edged cowry, is a species of sea snail, a cowry, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Cypraeidae, the cowries.

These cowries can grow to 1 1/3 to 2 1/4 inches in length.

Their shape is elongated and the basic color is light brown or yellowish, with a pinkish underside and brown spots on the edge.

These species and subspecies are found in the Red Sea and in the Indian Ocean along Aldabra, Chagos, the Comores, East Africa, Kenya, Madagascar, the Mascarene Basin, Mauritius, Mozambique, Réunion, the Seychelles, Somalia and Tanzania.

The Caurica Cyprea Shell is a fairly common cowry, living near and around reefs. These Like other cowry shells prefers a nocturnal life (active at night).

Scientific classification

Domain: Eukaryota

Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum: Mollusca

Class: Gastropoda

Subclass: Caenogastropoda

Order: Littorinimorpha

Family: Cypraeidae

Genus: Erronea

Species: E. caurica

Binomial name: Erronea caurica