Atlantic Yellow Cowrie
NARIA ACICULARIS
Atlantic Yellow Cowrie
NARIA ACICULARIS
The Atlantic Yellow Cowrie
is a sea snail from the family
Cypraeidae.
IDENTIFICATION: The shell
is smooth, shiny, elongated
and oval in shape. The co
lour is yellow and the under
side is white or yellowish. It
is covered in a line of fine,
raised dots. The cowrie’s
mantle, the soft tissue that
covers the shell, is usually a
pale yellow or beige color
with darker yellow spots.
SIZE: 2.2cm MAX SIZE: 2.6cm
CLASS: GASTROPODA
ORDER: LITTORINIMORPHA
FAMILY: CYPRAEIDAE
GENUS: NARIA
BINOMIAL NAME: NARIA ACICULARIS
NARIA ACICULARIS
The Atlantic Yellow Cowrie
is a sea snail from the family
Cypraeidae.
IDENTIFICATION: The shell
is smooth, shiny, elongated
and oval in shape. The co
lour is yellow and the under
side is white or yellowish. It
is covered in a line of fine,
raised dots. The cowrie’s
mantle, the soft tissue that
covers the shell, is usually a
pale yellow or beige color
with darker yellow spots.
SIZE: 2.2cm MAX SIZE: 2.6cm
CLASS: GASTROPODA
ORDER: LITTORINIMORPHA
FAMILY: CYPRAEIDAE
GENUS: NARIA
BINOMIAL NAME: NARIA ACICULARIS
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