Erronea adusta


Erronea adusta, common name the chocolate beauty or tanned/dark onyx cowry, is a species of sea snail, a cowry, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Cypraeidae, the cowries. This species was formerly regarded as a subspecies of the onyx cowry.

Description

The shells of these cowries reach on average in length. The dorsum surface of Erronea adusta is smooth, shiny and generally dark brown. The base is also dark brown, usually with orange teeth. The interior of the shell is pale purple.

Distribution

This species occurs in the Indian Ocean along East Africa.

Habitat

In shallow subtidal water, Erronea adusta lives in the tropical and subtropical zones.