Erosaria ocellata

Scientific Name:-

Erosaria ocellata

Common Name:-

ocellate cowrie

Malayalam Name:-

Category:-

Mollusca

Status:-

Not evaluated

Description:-

Shell small, ovate; teeth strong and numerous; margins thickened and slightly expanded; colour pale yellowish brown ornamented with numerous round, white spots pupiled with dark reddish brown or black ocellated spots; brown dots extending over a portion of white base below; teeth strong; equal; distantly placed; interior of aperture purple tinged.

Threats:-

Not reported

Remark:-

Rao (2003) and Ravinesh and Bijukumar (2013) recorded the presence of this species along Kerala coast

Habitat:-

sandy substrates and coral reefs; intertidal: seen under rocks in association with sea weeds

Synonyms:-

Cypraea ocellata Linnaeus, 1758

References:-

Subba Rao, NV (2003). Indian seashells. Records of the Zoological Survey of India ZSI, Kolkata (Part 1), 416 pp.
Ravinesh, R. and Bijukumar, A. 2013.Comparison of intertidal biodiversity associated with natural rocky shore and sea wall: A case study from the Kerala coast, India. Indian journal of geo-marine sciences, 42(2): 223-235.

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