Luria cinerea

Species of gastropod

Luria cinerea

A dorso-lateral view of a shell of Luria cinerea, anterior end towards the right
Scientific classification
Domain:  | Eukaryota
Kingdom:  | Animalia
Phylum:  | Mollusca
Class:  | Gastropoda
Subclass:  | Caenogastropoda
Order:  | Littorinimorpha
Family:  | Cypraeidae
Genus:  | Luria
Species:  |

L. cinerea

Binomial name
Luria cinerea

(Gmelin, 1791)

Synonyms

* Cypraea cinerea Gmelin, 1791 (Basionym)
* Cypraea cinerea cinerea Gmelin, 1791 (original combination)
* Luria cinerea cinerea (Gmelin, 1791)· accepted, alternate representation
* Sinusigera cancellata d'Orbigny, 1853 (name based on a larval shell)

Luria cinerea, common name, the Atlantic gray cowry, is a species of sea snail, a cowry, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Cypraeidae, the cowries.[1]

Subspecies
Luria cinerea brasilensis Lorenz, 2002 (taxon inquirendum)

## Distribution

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N Carolina, USA - Colombia - E Brazil

## Description

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The maximum recorded shell length is 45 mm.[2]

## Habitat

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Minimum recorded depth is 0 m.[2] Maximum recorded depth is 1472 m.[2]

## References

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1. ^ Luria cinerea. WoRMS (2009). Luria cinerea. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=390557 on 5 June 2010 .
2. ^ a b c Welch J. J. (2010). "The "Island Rule" and Deep-Sea Gastropods: Re-Examining the Evidence". PLOS One 5(1): e8776. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0008776.

## External links

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* Gmelin J.F. (1791). Vermes. In: Gmelin J.F. (Ed.) Caroli a Linnaei Systema Naturae per Regna Tria Naturae, Ed. 13. Tome 1(6). G.E. Beer, Lipsiae [Leipzig. pp. 3021-3910]
* Rosenberg, G.; Moretzsohn, F.; García, E. F. (2009). Gastropoda (Mollusca) of the Gulf of Mexico, Pp. 579–699 in: Felder, D.L. and D.K. Camp (eds.), Gulf of Mexico–Origins, Waters, and Biota. Texas A&M Press, College Station, Texas.

Taxon identifiers

Luria cinerea|

* Wikidata: Q3168899
* BOLD: 31151
* CoL: 72PPL
* EoL: 593739
* GBIF: 9800106
* iNaturalist: 292432
* IRMNG: 11843693
* NCBI: 218039
* OBIS: 390557
* Open Tree of Life: 154455
* SeaLifeBase: 105922
* WoRMS: 390557

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