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Callistocypraea
''Callistocypraea'' is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family 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 shel ..., the cowries. Species * '' Callistocypraea aurantium'' (Gmelin, 1791) * '' Callistocypraea broderipii'' (J. E. Gray in G. B. Sowerby I, 1832) * '' Callistocypraea leucodon'' (Broderip, 1828) * '' Callistocypraea nivosa'' (Broderip, 1827) ;Species brought into synonymy: * ''Callistocypraea peyroti'' Schilder, 1932: synonym of '' Lyncina peyroti'' (Schilder, 1932) (original combination) * ''Callistocypraea testudinaria'' (Linnaeus): synonym of '' Chelycypraea testudinaria'' (Linnaeus, 1758) References * Schilder F. A. (1927). Revision der Cypreacea (Moll. Gastr.). Archiv für Naturgeschichte, Berlin A91 (10): 1-171 External links * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Callistocypraea Aurantium
''Callistocypraea aurantium'', (formerly classified inside genus lyncina) common name the golden cowrie, is a species In biology, a species is the basic unit of classification and a taxonomic rank of an organism, as well as a unit of biodiversity. A species is often defined as the largest group of organisms in which any two individuals of the appropriate s ... of sea snail, a cowry, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family (biology), family Cypraeidae, the cowries. Distribution This is an uncommon-to-rare species which is found in the tropical waters of the west-central to south-central Pacific . Habitat This animal is usually found on the ocean side of islands, on the reef, at depths of 30 to 100+ feet. It normally hides in the coral during daylight and comes out to feed at night. Shell description This is a large cowry (80 to 100 mm long). The shell that is yellowish brown to reddish orange on the dorsum, with white to cream colored margins. The mantle of the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |