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, 2018
  • Erronea caurica blaesa Iredale, 1939
  • Erronea caurica caurica
  • Erronea caurica chrismeyeri Lorenz, 2017
  • Erronea caurica dracaena
  • Erronea caurica elongata
  • Erronea caurica insolita Bozzetti, 2017
  • Erronea caurica mayottensis Vachon & Verneau, 2017
  • Erronea caurica nabeqensis Heiman & Mienis, 2000
  • Erronea caurica quinquefasciata
  • Erronea caurica samoensis Lorenz, 2002
  • Erronea 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.