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.
Subspecies
The following subspecies are recognized :Erronea caurica algida Bozzetti, 2018Erronea caurica blaesa Iredale, 1939Erronea caurica caurica Erronea caurica chrismeyeri Lorenz, 2017Erronea caurica dracaena Erronea caurica elongata Erronea caurica insolita Bozzetti, 2017Erronea caurica mayottensis Vachon & Verneau, 2017 Erronea caurica nabeqensis Heiman & Mienis, 2000Erronea caurica quinquefasciata Erronea caurica samoensis Lorenz, 2002Erronea caurica thachi F. Huber, 2020
Description
These cowries reach of length. Their shape is elongated and the basic color is light brown or yellowish, with a pinkish underside and brown spots on the edge.
Distribution
The species and its subspecies are distributed 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.