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Naria erosa
Naria erosa (Linnaeus, 1758)
Eroded cowrie
Naria erosa
photo by Batoy, Corazon B.

Family:  Cypraeidae (cowries)
Max. size:  7.5 cm SHL (male/unsexed)
Environment:  benthic; marine
Distribution:  Indo-Pacific: South and East Africa to eastern Polynesia.
Diagnosis:   
Biology:  Collected mainly for its shell, sometimes also for food (Ref. 349). Abundant either in quiet or moderately high-energy environments. Usually occurring under stones and coral slabs or on the underside of rocks, sometimes on algal crests of reefs. Also found on subtidal zones in shallow waters. Dead shells occasionally washed up on the beaches (Ref. 88739).
IUCN Red List Status: Not Evaluated (N.E.) Ref. 123251)
Threat to humans:  harmless
Country info:   
 

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