{{Short description|Species of gastropod}} {{Speciesbox | image = Luria controversa 600x600.jpg | image_caption = | genus = Luria | species = controversa | authority = Gray, 1824 | synonyms_ref = | synonyms = *''Luria isabella controversa'' *''Cypraea controversa'' <small>Menke K.T., 1829 </small> }}
'''''Luria controversa''''', the 'Controversial Isabella', is a species of cowry, a sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Cypraeidae, the cowries.
Some specialists consider ''Luria controversa'' a valid species (F. A. Schilder), while other authors (Felix Lorenz)<ref>Lorenz F. (2002) New worldwide cowries; Hackenheim, Germany, Conchbooks, 292 p.</ref> regard this cowry as just a subspecies of ''Luria isabella'' (''Luria isabella'' var. ''controversa'').
==Description== thumb|240px|left|''Luria controversa'', side view The shells of this species reach {{convert|10|-|50|mm}} of length. They are smooth and elongate, the dorsum is pale brown, with slight longitudinal markings, dark brown or black terminals, and a flat white base.
==Distribution and habitat== This species is found throughout the tropical West Pacific Ocean, in seas along Oceania, Polynesia, Hawaii, Midway, Society Islands and Easter Island, in intertidal shallow waters at {{convert|10|-|20|m}} of depth. The 'Controversial Isabella' frequently occurs in the lagoon of islands and it is active at night, while during day it hides under plates of dead coral or under rocks in cracks and crevices.
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== External links == * [http://www.rbridges.com/catalog/Cowries/view/4/161-1.html Cowries] * [http://www.listserv.uga.edu/cgi-bin/wa?A2=ind0604d&L=conch-l&D=0&P=1167 Conch] * [https://www.biolib.cz/en/taxon/id142843/ Biolib] {{Taxonbar|from=Q3704496}}
Category:Cypraeidae Category:Gastropods described in 1824 Category:Taxa named by John Edward Gray
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