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Notocypraea Comptoni
''Notocypraea'' is a genus of sea snail, a cowry, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family (biology), family Cypraeidae, the cowries.MolluscaBase eds. (2021). MolluscaBase. Notocypraea Schilder, 1927. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=534633 on 2021-10-06 Species *''Notocypraea angustata'' (Johann Friedrich Gmelin, Gmelin, 1791) *''Notocypraea comptoni'' (John Edward Gray, Gray, 1847) *''Notocypraea declivis'' (G.B. Sowerby II, 1870) *''Notocypraea dissecta'' Tom Iredale, Iredale, 1930 *''Notocypraea piperita'' (John Edward Gray, Gray, 1825) *''Notocypraea pulicaria'' (Lovell Augustus Reeve, Reeve, 1846) *''Notocypraea subcarnea'' (Richard Henry Beddome, Beddome, 1897) ;Taxon inquirendum: * ''Notocypraea occidentalis'' Iredale, 1935 ;Species brought into synonymy: * ''Notocypraea bicolor'' (Gaskoin, 1849): synonym of ''Notocypraea piperita bicolor'' (Gaskoin, 1849) * ''Notocypraea casta'' Schilder & Summe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gastropod Shell
The gastropod shell is part of the body of a Gastropoda, gastropod or snail, a kind of mollusc. The shell is an exoskeleton, which protects from predators, mechanical damage, and dehydration, but also serves for muscle attachment and calcium storage. Some gastropods appear shell-less (slugs) but may have a remnant within the mantle, or in some cases the shell is reduced such that the body cannot be retracted within it (semi-slug). Some snails also possess an operculum that seals the opening of the shell, known as the Aperture (mollusc), aperture, which provides further protection. The study of mollusc shells is known as conchology. The biological study of gastropods, and other molluscs in general, is malacology. Shell morphology terms vary by species group. Shell layers The gastropod shell has three major layers secreted by the Mantle (mollusc), mantle. The calcareous central layer, tracum, is typically made of calcium carbonate precipitated into an organic matrix known as c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
