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Monetaria
''Monetaria'' is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Cypraeidae, the cowries. Taxonomy The generic placement is based on the molecular work of Meyer (2003). Some authors have previously placed species in the genus ''Erosaria'' (e.g. caputserpentis, by Lorenz and Hubert, 2000) Species Species within the genus ''Monetaria'' include: * ''Monetaria annulus'' ( Linnaeus, 1758) *'' Monetaria caputdraconis'' (Melvill, 1888) * ''Monetaria caputophidii'' (Schilder, 1927) * ''Monetaria caputserpentis'' ( Linnaeus, 1758) * '' Monetaria moneta'' ( Linnaeus, 1758) * ''Monetaria obvelata'' ( Lamarck, 1810) * † ''Monetaria simplicissima'' (K. Martin, 1899) ;Species brought into synonymy : * ''Monetaria britannica'' Schilder, 1927: synonym of ''Monetaria moneta'' (Linnaeus, 1758) * ''Monetaria camelorum'' (Rochebrune, 1884): synonym of ''Monetaria annulus'' (Linnaeus, 1758) * ''Monetaria candidata'' Sulliotti, 1924: synonym of ''Monetaria caputserpentis'' (Lin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Monetaria Simplicissima
''Monetaria'' is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Cypraeidae, the cowries. Taxonomy The generic placement is based on the molecular work of Meyer (2003). Some authors have previously placed species in the genus ''Erosaria'' (e.g. caputserpentis, by Lorenz and Hubert, 2000) Species Species within the genus ''Monetaria'' include: * ''Monetaria annulus'' ( Linnaeus, 1758) *'' Monetaria caputdraconis'' (Melvill, 1888) * '' Monetaria caputophidii'' (Schilder, 1927) * ''Monetaria caputserpentis'' ( Linnaeus, 1758) * '' Monetaria moneta'' ( Linnaeus, 1758) * ''Monetaria obvelata'' ( Lamarck, 1810) * † '' Monetaria simplicissima'' (K. Martin, 1899) ;Species brought into synonymy : * ''Monetaria britannica'' Schilder, 1927: synonym of ''Monetaria moneta'' (Linnaeus, 1758) * ''Monetaria camelorum'' (Rochebrune, 1884): synonym of ''Monetaria annulus'' (Linnaeus, 1758) * ''Monetaria candidata'' Sulliotti, 1924: synonym of ''Monetaria caputserpentis'' ( ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Monetaria Obvelata
''Monetaria'' is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Cypraeidae, the cowries. Taxonomy The generic placement is based on the molecular work of Meyer (2003). Some authors have previously placed species in the genus ''Erosaria'' (e.g. caputserpentis, by Lorenz and Hubert, 2000) Species Species within the genus ''Monetaria'' include: * ''Monetaria annulus'' ( Linnaeus, 1758) *'' Monetaria caputdraconis'' (Melvill, 1888) * '' Monetaria caputophidii'' (Schilder, 1927) * ''Monetaria caputserpentis'' ( Linnaeus, 1758) * '' Monetaria moneta'' ( Linnaeus, 1758) * '' Monetaria obvelata'' ( Lamarck, 1810) * † '' Monetaria simplicissima'' (K. Martin, 1899) ;Species brought into synonymy : * ''Monetaria britannica'' Schilder, 1927: synonym of ''Monetaria moneta'' (Linnaeus, 1758) * ''Monetaria camelorum'' (Rochebrune, 1884): synonym of ''Monetaria annulus'' (Linnaeus, 1758) * ''Monetaria candidata'' Sulliotti, 1924: synonym of ''Monetaria caputserpentis'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Monetaria Caputophidii
''Monetaria'' is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Cypraeidae, the cowries. Taxonomy The generic placement is based on the molecular work of Meyer (2003). Some authors have previously placed species in the genus ''Erosaria'' (e.g. caputserpentis, by Lorenz and Hubert, 2000) Species Species within the genus ''Monetaria'' include: * ''Monetaria annulus'' ( Linnaeus, 1758) *'' Monetaria caputdraconis'' (Melvill, 1888) * '' Monetaria caputophidii'' (Schilder, 1927) * ''Monetaria caputserpentis'' ( Linnaeus, 1758) * '' Monetaria moneta'' ( Linnaeus, 1758) * ''Monetaria obvelata'' ( Lamarck, 1810) * † ''Monetaria simplicissima'' (K. Martin, 1899) ;Species brought into synonymy : * ''Monetaria britannica'' Schilder, 1927: synonym of ''Monetaria moneta'' (Linnaeus, 1758) * ''Monetaria camelorum'' (Rochebrune, 1884): synonym of ''Monetaria annulus'' (Linnaeus, 1758) * ''Monetaria candidata'' Sulliotti, 1924: synonym of ''Monetaria caputserpentis'' (L ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Monetaria Moneta
''Monetaria moneta'', common name the money cowry, is a species of small sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Cypraeidae, the cowries.WoRMS : Monetaria moneta accessed : October 20, 2010 This species is called "money cowry" because the shells were historically widely used in many and countries as before coinage was in common usage. Description and characteristics It is a quite small ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Monetaria Annulus
''Monetaria annulus'', common name the ring cowrie, ring top cowrie, or gold ring cowrie, is a species of sea snail, a cowry, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Cypraeidae, the cowries. Description The shell size varies between 9 mm and 50 mm. The shell of this species is mostly off-white or pale yellowish in color, sometimes with a dark cast on the dorsum, and with two yellow or orange stripes along the upper sides. These stripes nearly touch at the ends, giving the impression of a ring. Distribution This species and its subspecies are found in the Red Sea, and in the Indian Ocean on the coasts of Aldabra, Chagos, the Comores, the East Coast of South Africa, Kenya and Tanzania, Madagascar, the Mascarene Basin, Mauritius, Mozambique, Réunion, the Seychelles, Somalia, Yemen, Oman, Maldives, India, Sri Lanka, Mozambique, in the tropical Pacific Ocean as far north as Hawaii and towards the western Pacific reaching the Galápagos islands. Subspecies There ma ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Monetaria Caputserpentis
''Monetaria caputserpentis'', common name the serpent's-head cowry or snakehead cowry, is a species of cowry, a sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Cypraeidae, the cowries. Distribution This species occurs in the Red Sea, Indian Ocean, tropical Indo-West Pacific, Australia and the Philippines. This sea snail lives on corals, rock reefs and rocky shores from the intertidal zone down to depths of 200 m. Description The basic color of the shell is reddish-brown, with many whitish dots on the top of the dorsum, which sometimes shows a clear longitudinal line. The underside is light beige. Frequently these shells are sold with a purple top, which is achieved by dipping the dorsum in acid. Synonyms In literature and on various websites the synonym ''Cypraea caputserpentis'' is still commonly used. There are two subspecies : * ''Monetaria caputserpentis caputserpentis'' Linnaeus (synonym : ''Cypraea caputserpentis caputserpentis'' Linnaeus, 1758) * ''Monetaria ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Monetaria Caputdraconis
''Monetaria caputdraconis'', common name the "dragon's-head cowry", is a species of sea snail, a cowry, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family (biology), family Cypraeidae, the cowries. The common name of this species comes from its Latin name ''caputdraconis'', meaning "the head of the dragon". Description The shell reaches about in length. It is pyriform with rather long teeth. The basic color of the shell is uniformly brown on its edge, with many yellowish small spots on the top of the dorsum. Distribution This endemic species is found in the sea along Easter Island and Sala y Gomez Island, where it replaces the similar ''Monetaria caputserpentis''. It is mainly encountered under coral rocks in the intertidal reef. References * Lorenz F. & Hubert A. (2000) A guide to worldwide cowries. Edition 2. Hackenheim: Conchbooks. 584 pp External links Biolib* WoRMS Cypraeidae Molluscs of Chile Fauna of Easter Island Endemic fauna of Chile Gastropods described in 1888 Ocean ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Naria Turdus
''Naria turdus'', common name : the thrush cowrie, is a species of sea snail, a cowry, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Cypraeidae, the cowries. Subspecies The following forms or varieties have been described: * ''Naria turdus dilatata'' (Dunker, R.W., 1852) * ''Naria turdus distinguenda'' (Lamarck, J.B.P.A. de, 1810) * ''Naria turdus micheloi'' Chiapponi, 2009 * ''Naria turdus pardalina'' (Dunker, R.W., 1852) * ''Naria turdus turdus'' (Lamarck) * ''Naria turdus winkworthi'' Schilder, F.A. & M. Schilder, 1938 Description The shells of these cowries reach on average of length, with a minimum size of and a maximum size of . They are quite variable in pattern and color. The shape is more or less oval, the dorsum surface is smooth and shiny, the basic color is whitish, yellowish or greenish, with small brown spots all over, becoming larger on the sides. The interior of the shell, visible through the aperture, may be light purple. The subspecies ''Naria turdus dilatat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cypraeidae
Cypraeidae, commonly named the cowries ( cowry), is a taxonomic family of small to large sea snails. These are marine gastropod mollusks in the superfamily Cypraeoidea, the cowries and cowry allies. Shell description Cypraeidae have adult shells which are very rounded, almost like an egg; they do not look like a typical gastropod shell. In virtually all of the species in the family Cypraeidae, the shells are extremely smooth and shiny. This is because in the living animal, the shell is nearly always fully covered with the mantle. Typically, no spire is visible in the fully adult shell, and there is a long, narrow, aperture which is lined with "teeth". Juvenile cowry shells are not at all similar to adult cowry shells. The juvenile shells of cowries perhaps more closely resemble the shells of some "bubble snails" in the order Cephalaspidea. Also the shells of juvenile cowries seldom exhibit the same color patterns as the adult shells do, and thus can be hard to identify to spe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sea Snail
Sea snail is a common name for slow-moving marine gastropod molluscs, usually with visible external shells, such as whelk or abalone. They share the taxonomic class Gastropoda with slugs, which are distinguished from snails primarily by the absence of a visible shell. Definition Determining whether some gastropods should be called sea snails is not always easy. Some species that live in brackish water (such as certain neritids) can be listed as either freshwater snails or marine snails, and some species that live at or just above the high tide level (for example species in the genus '' Truncatella'') are sometimes considered to be sea snails and sometimes listed as land snails. Anatomy Sea snails are a very large group of animals and a very diverse one. Most snails that live in salt water respire using a gill or gills; a few species, though, have a lung, are intertidal, and are active only at low tide when they can move around in the air. These air-breathing species includ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marine (ocean)
The ocean (also the sea or the world ocean) is the body of salt water that covers approximately 70.8% of the surface of Earth and contains 97% of Earth's water. An ocean can also refer to any of the large bodies of water into which the world ocean is conventionally divided."Ocean." ''Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary'', Merriam-Webster, |
Gastropod
The gastropods (), commonly known as snails and slugs, belong to a large taxonomic class of invertebrates within the phylum Mollusca called Gastropoda (). This class comprises snails and slugs from saltwater, from freshwater, and from land. There are many thousands of species of sea snails and slugs, as well as freshwater snails, freshwater limpets, and land snails and slugs. The class Gastropoda contains a vast total of named species, second only to the insects in overall number. The fossil history of this class goes back to the Late Cambrian. , 721 families of gastropods are known, of which 245 are extinct and appear only in the fossil record, while 476 are currently extant with or without a fossil record. Gastropoda (previously known as univalves and sometimes spelled "Gasteropoda") are a major part of the phylum Mollusca, and are the most highly diversified class in the phylum, with 65,000 to 80,000 living snail and slug species. The anatomy, behavior, feeding, and re ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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