Tematica Conchiglie

Arestorides argus Linnaeus, 1758

Phylum: Mollusca Cuvier, 1797

Classe: Gastropoda Cuvier, 1795

Ordine: Littorinimorpha Golikov & Starobogatov, 1975

Famiglia: Cypraeidae Rafinesque, 1815

Genere: Arestorides Iredale, 1930

Specie e sottospecie

Arestorides argus ssp. contracasta Lorenz, 2012 - Arestorides argus ssp. contrastriata Perry , 1811.

Descrizione

Il guscio misura da 5 a 11 cm.

Diffusione

Questa specie e le sue sottospecie sono distribuite nei mari al largo di Aldabra, Chagos, Comore, Kenya, Madagascar, Bacino delle Mascarene, Mauritius, Mozambico, Riunione, Seychelles, Somalia e Tanzania.

Sinonimi

= Cypraea argus Linnaeus, 1758 (basionimo) = Lyncina argus Linnaeus, 1758 = Talparia argus Linnaeus, 1758.

Bibliografia

–Arestorides argus (Linnaeus, 1758). WoRMS (2009). Arestorides argus Linnaeus, 1758. Accessed through the World Register of Marine Species.
–Verdcourt, B. (1954). The cowries of the East African Coast (Kenya, Tanganyika, Zanzibar and Pemba). Journal of the East Africa Natural History Society 22(4) 96: 129–144, 17 pls.
–Burgess, C.M. (1970). The Living Cowries. AS Barnes and Co, Ltd. Cranbury, New Jersey.
–MacDonald & Co (1979). The MacDonald Encyclopedia of Shells. MacDonald & Co. London & Sydney.–Arestorides argus (Linnaeus, 1758). WoRMS (2009). Arestorides argus Linnaeus, 1758. Accessed through the World Register of Marine Species.
–Verdcourt, B. (1954). The cowries of the East African Coast (Kenya, Tanganyika, Zanzibar and Pemba). Journal of the East Africa Natural History Society 22(4) 96: 129–144, 17 pls.
–Burgess, C.M. (1970). The Living Cowries. AS Barnes and Co, Ltd. Cranbury, New Jersey.
–MacDonald & Co (1979). The MacDonald Encyclopedia of Shells. MacDonald & Co. London & Sydney.

	Data: 30/12/1970 Emissione: Conchiglie Stato: New Caledonia

	Data: 20/02/1980 Emissione: Vita marina Stato: Tuvalu

	Data: 06/12/2001 Emissione: Conchiglie Stato: Pitcairn Islands

	Data: 13/11/1974 Emissione: Cipreidi Stato: Tokelau

	Data: 16/10/1996 Emissione: Conchiglie Stato: Tokelau

	Data: 26/05/1975 Emissione: Cipree Stato: Gilbert and Ellice Islands

	Data: 31/05/1994 Emissione: Conchiglie marine Stato: Vanuatu

	Data: 28/06/1982 Emissione: Conchiglie marine Stato: Wallis and Futuna