Sieve Cowry (species: Cribrarula cribraria) in taxonomy (Gaia Guide)
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Cribrarula cribraria
Sieve Cowry


©Barbara Banks: Cribrarula cribraria about 20 mm long, Lizard Island

©Barbara Banks: Cribrarula cribraria about 20 mm long, Lizard Island

©Lexie Gersbeck and Gabi Howarth: Cribrarula cribraria about 3 cm long from the Loomis Reef and Research Station area, Lizard Island.

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Kingdom Animalia
Phylum Mollusca
Class Gastropoda
Order Littorinimorpha
Family Cypraeidae
Genus Cribrarula
Species Cribrarula cribraria

Colours

         

Distinguishing features

Brown with well-defined large white spots above, a white margin, and white on the underside. The mantle is crimson and the spots on the shell can be seen through it (Wilson, 1993).

Size

  • Up to 4 cm (length according to Wilson, 1993)

Synonyms

Distribution


©Atlas of Living Australia: Australian distribution

Web resources

References

  • Wilson, B. (1993). Australian Marine Shells Odyssey Publishing, Kallaroo, Western Australia.