(?)Erronea caurica quinquefasciata
(Röding, 1798)
Red Sea to Oman, to Eastern Mediterranean.
Omnivorous in the infralittoral.
Original taxon: Cypraea quinquefasciata.
 
Three juvenile bands on a paler olive background. This subspecies differs from Erronea caurica nabeqensis Heiman & Mienis 2000 (downranked to the status of variant by Lorenz, 2002), which is restricted to Aqaba gulf, by the weaker teeth, its smaller lateral spots, its more marked banding, and a less developed callus. – El Arish, N. Sinai, NE. Egypt. 40,5mm.
A specimen from the southern end of the range. Jibuti, 36mm.

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