Cowries, Part 2
45 entries in the Cowries, Part 2 compendium.
Arestorides argusA large cowry with eye-like rings on its shell.ChelycypraeaThe only species in its genus, the tortoise cowry.BlasicruraA genus of cowries with debated species boundaries.Naria porariaA widely distributed cowry with a purple base and bright mantle.Mauritia depressaA rare cowry with a flattened base and spotted brown shell.Mauritia mauritianaA large Indo-Pacific cowry with a dark brown shell and amber dots.Ovatipsa chinensisA nocturnal cowrie with a bright red mantle and spotted shell.CribrarulaA genus of cowries with many species in the Indo-Pacific.Monetaria caputserpentisA cowry with a reddish-brown shell and whitish dorsal dots.Lyncina vitellusA widespread cowry with a pear-shaped shell and white-spotted dorsum.Lyncina leviathanA tropical cowry with a pink-salmon shell and darker bands.PalmadustaA genus of marine cowries in the family Cypraeidae.Bistolida kieneriA small cowry with blotched shell, found in Indo-Pacific waters.Cribrarula gaskoiniA rare cowry found on Pacific islands, hiding under ledges by day.Naria ocellataA cowry with eyed spots on a fawn or cream shell.ZoilaA genus of cowries with both living and fossil species.Lyncina schilderorumA tropical cowry named for two German cowry biologists.Zoila decipiensA heavy, globular cowry with a deceptive taxonomic history.Palmadusta diluculumA common cowry with zigzag bands and dark spots on a white base.SchilderinaA genus of cowries with many fossil species.Lyncina ventriculusAn uncommon cowry with chocolate sides and four dark bands.Zoila thersitesA rare cowry with a distinctly arched black or brown shell.Purpuradusta fimbriataA small cowry with multiple subspecies across the Indian and Pacific Oceans.Staphylaea staphylaeaA small cowry with a stippled dorsum and orange mantle.Lyncina sulcidentataA Hawaiian cowry with a grooved base and nocturnal habits.Lyncina leucodonA cowry once known from only two specimens, now more regularly found.Macrocypraea cervinettaA light brown cowry with ocellated spots from the Eastern Pacific.Callistocypraea leucodonA rare cowry known from only two specimens until the late 1960s.Bistolida erythraeensisA small, uncommon cowry of the Red Sea and nearby coasts.Cribrarula cribrariaA recognizable cowry with a sieve-like pattern and bright mantle.Mauritia (gastropod)A genus of cowries largely exclusive to the island of Mauritius.Macrocypraea cervusOne of the largest cowries, with fawn-like spotted shell.Callistocypraea aurantiumA rare cowry once worn by Fijian chieftains as a symbol of rank.Naria miliarisA common cowry with white-edged shell and spotted dorsum.Talostolida pellucensA cowry species with two subspecies from the Mascarene Basin.Paradusta hungerfordiA variable cowry from Japan and northeastern Australia.NesiocypraeaA genus of marine cowries with several recognized species.PurpuradustaA genus of marine gastropod mollusks in the cowrie family.Zonarina (gastropod)Extinct cowry genus from the Oligocene to Miocene of Europe.Barycypraea teulereiAn uncommon cowry from the Arabian Sea coast of Oman.Bistolida hirundoA cowry species found in the Red Sea and Indian Ocean.Mauritia eglantinaA common cowry with a brown dorsum and clear longitudinal lines.Ipsa childreniA small cowry found across Indian and Pacific Ocean islands.Contradusta walkeriA common cowry with a pale brown shell and dark band.TalostolidaA genus of marine cowries in the subfamily Erroneinae.
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