Scott & Jeanette Johnson, Kwajalein Unterwater
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Nucleolaria nucleus (Linnaeus, 1758)
Nucleolaria nucleus occurs in a variety of atoll habitats, including under rocks on the tidal reef.
It is found under rocks on shallow subtidal lagoon reefs and under large boulders on shallow lagoon towers
The kauri is also often seen at night in the hollows of surf channels on the leeward seaward reef, especially on the shallower rock ledges near the tops of the reefs.
Snails are also not uncommon on the windward reef under boulders on the hard reef surface.
As an omnivore, the snail always does well in the sea.
This species has the most granulated surface of cowries.
Synonymised names
Cypraea gemmosa Perry, 1811 · unaccepted
Cypraea lima Röding, 1798 · unaccepted
Cypraea madagascariensis Gmelin, 1791 · unaccepted
Cypraea nucleus Linnaeus, 1758 · unaccepted > superseded combination
Erosaria nucleus (Linnaeus, 1758) · unaccepted
Nucleolaria nucleus gemmosa (Perry, 1811) · unaccepted (subspecies not accepted)
Nucleolaria nucleus madagascariensis (Gmelin, 1791) · unaccepted (subspecies not accepted)
Nucleolaria nucleus nucleus (Linnaeus, 1758) · unaccepted (subspecies not accepted)
Nucleolaria nucleus var. gemmosa (Perry, 1811) · unaccepted
Nucleolaria pseudonucleus Moretzsohn, 2011 · unaccepted
Pustularia nucleus (Linnaeus, 1758) · unaccepted > superseded combination
Staphylaea nucleus (Linnaeus, 1758) · unaccepted (Synonym)
Staphylaea nucleus madagascariensis (Gmelin, 1791) · unaccepted
Nucleolaria nucleus occurs in a variety of atoll habitats, including under rocks on the tidal reef.
It is found under rocks on shallow subtidal lagoon reefs and under large boulders on shallow lagoon towers
The kauri is also often seen at night in the hollows of surf channels on the leeward seaward reef, especially on the shallower rock ledges near the tops of the reefs.
Snails are also not uncommon on the windward reef under boulders on the hard reef surface.
As an omnivore, the snail always does well in the sea.
This species has the most granulated surface of cowries.
Synonymised names
Cypraea gemmosa Perry, 1811 · unaccepted
Cypraea lima Röding, 1798 · unaccepted
Cypraea madagascariensis Gmelin, 1791 · unaccepted
Cypraea nucleus Linnaeus, 1758 · unaccepted > superseded combination
Erosaria nucleus (Linnaeus, 1758) · unaccepted
Nucleolaria nucleus gemmosa (Perry, 1811) · unaccepted (subspecies not accepted)
Nucleolaria nucleus madagascariensis (Gmelin, 1791) · unaccepted (subspecies not accepted)
Nucleolaria nucleus nucleus (Linnaeus, 1758) · unaccepted (subspecies not accepted)
Nucleolaria nucleus var. gemmosa (Perry, 1811) · unaccepted
Nucleolaria pseudonucleus Moretzsohn, 2011 · unaccepted
Pustularia nucleus (Linnaeus, 1758) · unaccepted > superseded combination
Staphylaea nucleus (Linnaeus, 1758) · unaccepted (Synonym)
Staphylaea nucleus madagascariensis (Gmelin, 1791) · unaccepted
