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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)
    the common name for a group of small to large sea snails in the family Cypraeidae. The term porcelain derives from the old Italian term for the cowrie shell...
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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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    Mauritia maculifera (category Cypraeidae)
    species of sea snail, a cowry, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Cypraeidae, the cowries. The shells of these cowries reach on average 44–54 millimetres...
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    Paradusta hungerfordi (category Cypraeidae)
    is a species of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Cypraeidae, the cowries. Paradusta hungerfordi has a pear-shaped shell reaching a...
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    Pustularia mauiensis (category Cypraeidae)
    species of sea snail, a cowry, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Cypraeidae, the cowries. Subspecies Pustularia mauiensis mauiensis (Burgess, 1967)...
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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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  • 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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  • Cypraeovula connelli (category Cypraeidae stubs)
    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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    Cypraea (category Cypraeidae)
    large sea snails or cowries, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Cypraeidae, the cowries. Species within the genus Cypraea include: † Cypraea ficoides...
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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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  • 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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    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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  • 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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    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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  • 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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  • Pustularia chiapponii (category Cypraeidae)
    species of sea snail, a cowry, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Cypraeidae, the cowries. Lorenz (1999). La Conchiglia 292 : 11–28. World Register...
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  • Annepona (category Cypraeidae)
    Annepona is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Cypraeidae, the cowries. Species within the genus Annepona include: Annepona mariae...
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    Pustularia bistrinotata (category Cypraeidae)
    species of sea snail, a cowry, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Cypraeidae, the cowries. Pustularia bistrinotata bistrinotata Schilder, F.A. & M...
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    Austrasiatica langfordi (category Cypraeidae)
    species of sea snail, a cowry, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Cypraeidae, the cowries. Austrasiatica langfordi cavatoensis (Lorenz, F. Jr., 2002)...
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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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    Monetaria (category Cypraeidae)
    Monetaria is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Cypraeidae, the cowries. The generic placement is based on the molecular work of...
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    Arestorides (category Cypraeidae)
    Arestorides is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Cypraeidae, the cowries. Species within the genus Arestorides include: Arestorides...
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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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    Macrocypraea cervus (category Cypraeidae)
    sea snail, a very large cowry, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Cypraeidae, the cowries. This species is mainly distributed in the tropical Atlantic...
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    Monetaria moneta (category Cypraeidae)
    species of small sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Cypraeidae, the cowries. This species is called "money cowrie" because the shells...
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    Palmulacypraea (category Cypraeidae)
    Palmulacypraea is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs in the family Cypraeidae, the cowries Species within the genus Austrasiatica include: Palmulacypraea...
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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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    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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