Naria irrorata (Gray, 1828)
Bedewed
cowry, 10-12.7mm
This cowry is very rare in the
Marshalls. The first two specimens found at Kwajalein were empty shells on the
leeward seaward reef slope at depths of about 15m. Subsequently, several empty
shells washed ashore on lagoonside beaches of Roi-Namur Island at the northern
tip of Kwajalein Atoll. To our knowledge, this species has not yet been found
alive in the Marshalls. This species has been recorded from southern Polynesia
into eastern Melanesia.
12.6mm, 1992
No live animal photo currently available
Created
1 April 2008
Updated 23 February 2020
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