species: Eclogavena quadrimaculata in taxonomy (Gaia Guide)
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Eclogavena quadrimaculata


©Barbara Banks: Eclogavena quadrimaculata at Clam Garden, Lizard Island

©Barbara Banks: Eclogavena quadrimaculata at Clam Garden, Lizard Island

©Lexie Gersbeck and Gabi Howarth: Eclogavena quadrimaculata about 2 cm long from the reef flat on lagoon side of Bird Islet, Lizard Island Group.

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Kingdom Animalia
Phylum Mollusca
Class Gastropoda
Order Littorinimorpha
Family Cypraeidae
Genus Eclogavena
Species Eclogavena quadrimaculata

Colours

                                  

Distinguishing features

Two dark spots at each end are distinctive. Top otherwise pale grey/blue with many tiny brown flecks. Shell completely white or pale yellowish underneath. Teeth spread right across base to the margin.

Size

  • Up to 3.5 cm (length according to Wilson, 1993)

Synonyms

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References

  • Robertson, R. (1981). List of shell-bearing mollusks observed and collected at Lizard Island, Great Barrier Reef, Australia, Tryonia, 4: 1-32. LIRS catalog number 403.
  • Wilson, B. (1993). Australian Marine Shells Odyssey Publishing, Kallaroo, Western Australia.