Cypraeidae
Cypraea gracilis Gaskoin, 1848
Description
Blue graish brown or pale reddish brown, and an irregular drab pattern
extends to the entire back. Brown bloch go out to the center. Base white,
with black small spots.
Locality
Japan: Mutsu bay, Boso Peninsula, Mouth of Tokyo Bay in 20m, Sagami Bay,
Wakayama, Shikoku, Kyushu, Okinawa.
Korea.
Original articles of scientific name
1849 Cypraea gracilis Gaskoin, Proc. Zool. Soc. London, 4 (1848) , p. 93.
Original of Japanese name
1843 Sekiju Musashi, Mokuhachifu.
Remarks
Japanese name is connected to the brown bloch. Common shell in the shallow
rocky beach. The figured pale reddish brown specimen is found about 20m in
depth at the bottom of the sea.