''Eclogavena'' is a
genus of
sea snail
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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. T ...
mollusks in the
family Cypraeidae, the cowries.
Species
Species within the genus ''Eclogavena'' include:
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Eclogavena coxeni
''Eclogavena coxeni'', common name Cox's cowrie, is a species of sea snail, a cowry, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Cypraeidae, the cowries.
Description
''Eclogavena coxeni'' has a shell reaching a length of 14–32 mm.
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(Cox, 1873)
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Eclogavena dani
''Eclogavena dani'' is a species of sea snail, a cowry, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family
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(Beals, 2002)
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Eclogavena dayritiana
''Eclogavena'' is a genus of sea snails, marine (ocean), marine gastropod mollusks in the family (biology), family Cypraeidae, the cowries.
Species
Species within the genus ''Eclogavena'' include:
*''Eclogavena coxeni'' (Cox, 1873)
*''Eclogaven ...
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(Cate, 1963)
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Eclogavena hesperina
''Eclogavena'' is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Cypraeidae, the cowries.
Species
Species within the genus ''Eclogavena'' include:
*''Eclogavena coxeni'' (Cox, 1873)
*'' Eclogavena dani'' (Beals, 2002)
*''Ecloga ...
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(Schilder & Summers, 1963)
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Eclogavena luchuana
''Eclogavena'' is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Cypraeidae, the cowries.
Species
Species within the genus ''Eclogavena'' include:
*'' Eclogavena coxeni'' (Cox, 1873)
*'' Eclogavena dani'' (Beals, 2002)
*''Eclog ...
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Eclogavena quadrimaculata
''Eclogavena quadrimaculata'', the four-spotted cowry, is a species of sea snail, a cowry, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Cypraeidae, the cowries.
Subspecies
*''Eclogavena quadrimaculata quadrimaculata'' (Gray, 1824)
*''Eclogavena qua ...
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( Gray, 1824)
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Eclogavena steineri''
(C. N. Cate, 1969)
References
* Schilder, M. & Schilder, F. A. (1971) A catalogue of living and fossil cowries. A taxonomy and bibliography of Triviacea and Cypraeacea (Gastropoda Prosobranchia). Institut Royal des Sciences Naturelles de Belgique, Mémoires, Deuxième Series, 85: 1-246
External links
Iredale, T. (1930). Queensland molluscan notes, No. 2. Memoirs of the Queensland Museum. 10(1): 73-88, pl. 9
Cypraeidae
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