Shells of South
East Queensland

Tweed Heads to Noosa
Cypraeidae

Erronea subviridis

(Reeve, 1835)
Shell: moderately small, solid, ovate to pyriform , ranging from 22-43 mm. Spire concealed. Teeth: 17 columellar teeth; 17 labral teeth. Sculpture: smooth, porcelaneous. Exterior colour pale blue green with three transverse tan bands; dorsum dusted with variable tan freckles; base and margins white to cream..


Specimens

The Wrecks to Myora Light,  Australia
 Size: mm    Collected: 1989
found under slabs of coral with sand, mud and coral rubble bottom 0.4m tide
forma: vaticina  (Iredale, 1931)
 This form from SEQ to Northern NSW. Deep water; larger; sides and base calloused; dorsum with coarse, irregular mottling, may have 3 dark bands.
 Cape Moreton,  Australia
 Size: 34.15mm    Collected: Unknown
Collected from rubble, sand and mud at 30-40m by scallop trawler.
Dingo Beach,  Australia
 Size: 28.57mm    Collected: Unknown
No data.

Stanage Bay,  Australia
 Size: 26.6mm    Collected: Unknown
No data.

Zilzie,  Australia
 Size: 28.09mm    Collected: Unknown
No data.

Humpy Island,  Australia
 Size: 29.29mm    Collected: Unknown
No data.

Subspecies: Erronea subviridis dorsalis  Schilder & Schilder, 1938
 Western Australia. Less humped, more slender; more pointed posterior extremity; dorsum with dark central blotch; margins without spots.
 Broome,  Australia
 Size: 43mm    Collected: Unknown
No data.
Subspecies: Erronea subviridis dorsalis  Schilder & Schilder, 1938
 Western Australia. Less humped, more slender; more pointed posterior extremity; dorsum with dark central blotch; margins without spots.
 Broome,  Australia
 Size: 34.36mm    Collected: Unknown
Collected from sand and rubble.
Subspecies: Erronea subviridis dorsalis  Schilder & Schilder, 1938
 Western Australia. Less humped, more slender; more pointed posterior extremity; dorsum with dark central blotch; margins without spots.
 Broome,  Australia
 Size: 35.1mm    Collected: Unknown
No data
forma: extranea  (Lorenz,
 This form more pyriform; extremities more rostrate minimal dorsal bands; finer, more sparse pattern.
 Ela Beach,  Papua New Guinea
 Size: 22.22mm    Collected: Unknown
Collected form rocks and rubble at extreme low tide.
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