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Taxonomy
Family: Subfamily:
CYPRAEIDAE: EROSARIINAE
Full Classification:
Mollusca (Phylum)
> Gastropoda (Class)
> Caenogastropoda (Subclass)
> Littorinimorpha (Order)
> Cypraeoidea (Superfamily)
> Cypraeidae (Family)
> Erosariinae (Subfamily)
> Naria (Genus)
> cernica (Species)
Genus Synonyms:
=Albacypraea Steadman & Cotton, 1946
=Brugnonia Jeffreys, 1883
=Cupinota Iredale, 1939
=Cypraea (Erosaria) Troschel, 1863
=Cypraea (Naria) J.E. Gray, 1837
=Erosaria Troschel, 1863
=Ocellaria Weinkauff, 1881
=Paulonaria Iredale, 1930
Synonymised Names:
=Cypraea (Erosaria) cernica (G. B. Sowerby, 1870)
=Cypraea cernica G.B. Sowerby II, 1870
=Erosaria cernica (G.B. Sowerby II, 1870)
=Erosaria percomis Iredale, 1931
=Erosaria cernica tomlini Schilder, 1930
Images: Naria cernica (G.B. Sowerby II, 1870)
The Poor Knights Cowrie collected by scuba diving off northern NZ. 33mm. © rights reserved
Taxonomy
Family: Subfamily:
CYPRAEIDAE: EROSARIINAE
Full Classification:
Mollusca (Phylum)
> Gastropoda (Class)
> Caenogastropoda (Subclass)
> Littorinimorpha (Order)
> Cypraeoidea (Superfamily)
> Cypraeidae (Family)
> Erosariinae (Subfamily)
> Naria (Genus)
> cernica (Species)
Genus Synonyms:
=Albacypraea Steadman & Cotton, 1946
=Brugnonia Jeffreys, 1883
=Cupinota Iredale, 1939
=Cypraea (Erosaria) Troschel, 1863
=Cypraea (Naria) J.E. Gray, 1837
=Erosaria Troschel, 1863
=Ocellaria Weinkauff, 1881
=Paulonaria Iredale, 1930
Synonymised Names:
=Cypraea (Erosaria) cernica (G. B. Sowerby, 1870)
=Cypraea cernica G.B. Sowerby II, 1870
=Erosaria cernica (G.B. Sowerby II, 1870)
=Erosaria percomis Iredale, 1931
=Erosaria cernica tomlini Schilder, 1930
Details: Naria cernica (G.B. Sowerby II, 1870)
Size/Grows to:
Length 33mm, Width 20mm
Distribution:
Northland. Cape Maria van Diemen to Poor Knights Islands. Also Lord Howe Island, Kermadec Islands and New South Wales, Australia, from 0-46m
Notes:
Poor Knights Cowrie, Marine
Distribution Map
 
References and Publications
  • Powell, A.W.B. 1979 New Zealand Mollusca: Marine, Land and Freshwater Shells, Collins, Auckland (p.151)
  • Powell, A.W.B. 1976 On the considerable influx of warm water molluscs that have invaded northern New Zealand waters within recent years, Records of the Auckland Institute and Museum, 13 (p.144)
  • O'Neill, S. Mar/1974 Notes of Interest: Cypraea cernica tomlini from Cape Brett, Poirieria, 7(3)
  • Schilder, F.A. 1967 Cypraeidae from New Zealand, Records of the Auckland Institute and Museum, 6(3) (p.201)
  • Powell, A.W.B. 1965 New Zealand Molluscan Systematics with Descriptions of New Species: Part 5, Records of the Auckland Institute and Museum, 6(2) (p.164)

NZ Geographical Regions
Key to symbols used in Checklist.
Fw =
Freshwater
L =
Land
N =
North Island
S =
South Island
R =
Recent
Sf =
Subfossil
Fo =
Fossil
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