Eclogavena quadrimaculata, the four-spotted cowry, is a species of sea snail, a cowry, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Cypraeidae, the cowries.
Subspecies Eclogavena quadrimaculata quadrimaculata (Gray, 1824) Eclogavena quadrimaculata thielei Schilder & Schilder, 1938 Biolib
Description Shells of Eclogavena quadrimaculata can reach a size of . The surface of these cylindrical shells may be whitish, pale grey or pale blue, with many small brown flecks and with two large rather triangular dark brown spots at each end (hence the common name and the Latin species name quadrimaculata). These shells are completely white or pale yellowish underneath. Teeth are raised, not coloured and spread right across base up to the margin. The living animal shows a dark brown or black mantle with small white or pinkish spots.Lizard Island Field GuideWild Singapore
Distribution This species is present in Australia (Northern Territory, Queensland) and Philippines.WMSDB – Worldwide Mollusc Species Data Base These cowries can be found under rocks and among coral rubble.
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References
Gray, J.E. 1824. Monograph on the family Cypraeidae, a family of testaceous Mollusca. Zoological Journal of London 1: 367-391 Dillwyn, L.W. 1827. Remarks on the Cypraea described by Gray. Zoological Journal of London 3: 315-317 Schilder, F.A. & Schilder, M. 1939. Prodrome of a monograph on living Cypraeidae. Proceedings of the Malacological Society of London 23: 119-231 Burgess, C.M. 1985. Cowries of the World. Cape Town : Seacomber Publications 289 pp. Lorenz, F. & Hubert, A. 2000. A Guide to Worldwide Cowries. Hackenheim, Germany : ConchBooks pp. 1–584. Meyer, C.P. 2004. Toward comprehensiveness: increased molecular sampling within Cypraeidae and its phylogenetic implications. Malacologia 46(1): 127-156 Meyer, C. 2005. Eclogavena quadrimaculata quadrimaculata Gray, 1824. Cowrie Genetic Database Project. 2005
External links Conchology Animal Base
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