Kromme-Geelhout-Database
Species details
Genus
Genus : Erosaria
Family: Cypraeidae (Mollusca/Gastropoda)
Taxon : Marine Molluscs
Group : Animal
SPECIES
helvolaNOTES
A glossy, egg-shaped shell to 25 mm. It lives under rocks infratidally. Female cowries protect their eggs from predators until they hatch.
AUTHORITY
(Linnaeus, 1758)Sub Author
Conservation
UncommonHabit
Not ApplicableLand Invertebrate
n/aColour
- Notes: A brown shell with white spots and dark brown patches
- Colour: Brown
Common Name
- Cowrie
- Honey cowrie
Habitat
- NOTES: Collected 1990 on the beach at the river mouth
- HABITAT NAME: Beach
Uses
- None known
- None
Months
- All year
Synonyms for Species
- Cypraea helvola
- Eriosaria helvola
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Erosaria_helvola_0
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Erosaria_helvola_1
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