Zonaria petitiana

Zonaria petitiana is a species of sea snail, a cowry, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Cypraeidae, the cowries.


 * Synonyms:
 * Zonaria petitiana senegalensis F. A. Schilder, 1928 : synonym of Zonaria pyrum insularum F. A. Schilder, 1928

Taxonomy
Some authors consider Z. petitiana a subspecies of Zonaria pyrum, e.g. Lorenz and Hubert, 2000, although Lorenz 2002 considers it a valid species.

Description
The length of the shell varies between 17 mm and 398mm.

Distribution
This marine species occurs off Senegal and Gabon