Naria acicularis
Species of gastropod
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Naria acicularis, common name the Atlantic yellow cowry, is a species of cowry, a sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Cypraeidae, the cowries.[2]
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| Naria acicularis | |
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| Naria acicularis shell | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Littorinimorpha |
| Family: | Cypraeidae |
| Genus: | Naria |
| Species: | N. acicularis |
| Binomial name | |
| Naria acicularis (Gmelin, 1791) | |
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Forms
Distribution
This species occurs on the coasts of North Carolina, USA, the Gulf of Mexico, the Caribbean, Venezuela, Colombia and Brazil.
Description
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Habitat
The minimum recorded depth for this species is 0 m; maximum recorded depth is 780 m.[5]