Schilderina achatidea
# Schilderina achatidea

Schilderina achatidea, common name agate cowry, is a species of sea snail, a cowry, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Cypraeidae, the cowries.

## Description

The shell size varies between 22 mm and 50 mm. The dorsum surface is usually brown, while the base is white.

## Distribution

This species can be found in the Mediterranean Sea and in northwestern Africa.

## Subspecies

* Schilderina achatidea achatidea Gray in Sowerby II, 1837
* Schilderina achatidea inopinata Schilder, 1930
* Schilderina achatidea verdensis (Lorenz, 2017)
