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    Cypraeidae, commonly named the cowries (sg. cowry), is a taxonomic family of small to large sea snails. These are marine gastropod mollusks in the superfamily...
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    Cowrie (category Cypraeidae)
    of small to large sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Cypraeidae, the cowries. The term porcelain derives from the old Italian term for...
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  • Zonaria angolensis (category Cypraeidae stubs)
    species of sea snail, a cowry, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Cypraeidae, the cowries. The length of the shell varies between 21 mm and 39 mm....
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  • Zonaria angelicae (category Cypraeidae stubs)
    species of sea snail, a cowry, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Cypraeidae, the cowries. Synonyms Subspecies Zonaria angelicae angelicae (Clover...
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    Cypraea tigris (category Cypraeidae)
    of cowry, a large sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Cypraeidae, the cowries. The tiger cowry was one of the many species originally described...
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    Raybaudia (category Cypraeidae)
    Raybaudia is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs in the family Cypraeidae, the cowries. Raybaudia joycae (Clover, 1970) Raybaudia porteri (C. N...
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    Ponder, 1965 Rastodentidae Ponder, 1966 Cypraeoidea Rafinesque, 1815 Cypraeidae Rafinesque, 1815, the cowries Ovulidae Fleming, 1822 Ficoidea Meek, 1864...
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    Palmadusta lentiginosa (category Cypraeidae)
    species of sea snail, a cowry, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Cypraeidae, the cowries. Subspecies Palmadusta lentiginosa buhariensis (Jonklaas...
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    species of sea snail, a cowry, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Cypraeidae, the cowries. The length of the shell varies between 17 mm and 38 mm....
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    species of sea snail, a cowry, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Cypraeidae, the cowries. Zonaria zonaria zonaria (Gmelin, 1791) Zonaria zonaria gambiensis...
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    Mauritia mauritiana (category Cypraeidae)
    tropical sea snail, a cowry, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Cypraeidae, the cowries. The shells of these quite common cowries reach on average...
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  • city of Vicenza Vicetia (gastropod), a genus of molluscs in the family Cypraeidae This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Vicetia...
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  • iutsui is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Cypraeidae, the cowries. This species occurs from the mouth of the Olifants River...
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  • 3. PMID 38480172. Lorenz, F. (2024). "A new Barycypraea (Gastropoda: Cypraeidae) from the Pliocene of Indonesia". Conchylia. 55 (1–2): 3–6. Karapunar...
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    Perisserosa (category Cypraeidae)
    genus of sea snails, cowries, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Cypraeidae, the cowries. Species within the genus Perisserosa include: Perisserosa...
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    illustrations of the species. Volume 7. Terebridae, Cancellariidae, Strombidae, Cypraeidae, Ovulidae, Cassididae, Doliidae. pp.107;348. "Conch shell gives nano insights...
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    Cribrarula esontropia (category Cypraeidae)
    species of sea snail, a cowry, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Cypraeidae, the cowries. There are three subspecies recognized : Cribrarula esontropia...
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    Mauritia arabica (category Cypraeidae)
    species of cowry, a sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Cypraeidae, the cowries. The following subspecies are recognized: Mauritia arabica...
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    Nucleolaria granulata (category Cypraeidae)
    species of sea snail, a cowry, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Cypraeidae, the cowries. The shell of this quite uncommon cowry reaches on average...
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    approaching maturity, after which growth ceases. These include the cowries (Cypraeidae) and helmet shells (Cassidae), both with in-turned lips, the true conchs...
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  • Macrocypraea mammoth (category Cypraeidae)
    species of sea snail, a cowry, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Cypraeidae, the cowries. Macrocypraea mammoth Simone & Cavallari, 2020. WoRMS (2020)...
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  • Austrasiatica sakuraii (category Cypraeidae)
    species of sea snail, a cowry, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Cypraeidae, the cowries. "Austrasiatica sakuraii (Habe, 1970)". Global Biodiversity...
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  • Cypraeovula connelli (category Cypraeidae)
    family Cypraeidae, the cowries. Cypraeovula connelli peelae Lorenz, 2002 Liltved, W.R. (1983). "A new Cypraea from South Africa (Gastropoda: Cypraeidae)"....
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  • Zonaria petitiana (category Cypraeidae stubs)
    species of sea snail, a cowry, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Cypraeidae, the cowries. Synonyms Zonaria petitiana senegalensis F. A. Schilder,...
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    Lyncina carneola (category Cypraeidae)
    species of sea snail, a cowry, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Cypraeidae, the cowries. These cowries reach 30–80 millimetres (1.2–3.1 in) in length...
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    Monetaria caputserpentis (category Cypraeidae)
    species of cowry, a sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Cypraeidae, the cowries. This species occurs in the Red Sea, Indian Ocean, tropical...
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  • having produced over 250 scientific papers, most on the living and fossil Cypraeidae, or cowries. Maria Hertrich was born on 4 August 1898. She was from Munich...
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    The marine molluscs of Sri Lanka are a part of the molluscan wildlife of Sri Lanka. Phylum: Mollusca According to 2006 survey by De Silva, there are 240...
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    Zonarina (gastropod) (category Cypraeidae)
    a marine gastropod mollusk in the subfamily Zonariinae of the family Cypraeidae, the cowries. When Sacco established Zonarina, he included the single...
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    Cypraea lefaiti (category Cypraeidae)
    lefaiti is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Cypraeidae. Original description: "The shell has all the characteristics of the genus...
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