Family

Cypraeidae

96 species in this family. Browse scientific names and open each profile for distribution, taxonomy and available wildlife data.

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Eyed Cowrie

Eyed Cowrie

Arestorides argus

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swallow cowrie

swallow cowrie

Bistolida hirundo

Cypraeidae
Kiener's Cowry

Kiener's Cowry

Bistolida kieneri

Cypraeidae
stolid cowrie

stolid cowrie

Bistolida stolida

Cypraeidae
Blasicrura pallidula

Blasicrura pallidula

Blasicrura pallidula

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Tortoise Cowry

Tortoise Cowry

Chelycypraea testudinaria

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Breger's cowrie

Contradusta bregeriana

Cypraeidae
sieve cowrie

sieve cowrie

Cribrarula cribraria

Cypraeidae

Cribrarula esontropia

Cribrarula esontropia

Cypraeidae
Cribrarula gaskoini

Cribrarula gaskoini

Cribrarula gaskoini

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tiger cowrie

tiger cowrie

Cypraea tigris

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thick-edged cowry

thick-edged cowry

Erronea caurica

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Erronea cylindrica

Erronea cylindrica

Erronea cylindrica

Cypraeidae
mistaken cowrie

mistaken cowrie

Erronea errones

Cypraeidae

Erronea subviridis

Erronea subviridis

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Children's Cowry

Children's Cowry

Ipsa childreni

Cypraeidae
map cowrie

map cowrie

Leporicypraea mappa

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Atlantic Gray Cowrie

Atlantic Gray Cowrie

Luria cinerea

Cypraeidae
dirty-yellow cowrie

dirty-yellow cowrie

Luria isabella

Cypraeidae
Mexican Isabella cowry

Mexican Isabella cowry

Luria isabellamexicana

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brown cowry

brown cowry

Luria lurida

Cypraeidae
checkerboard cowrie

checkerboard cowrie

Luria tessellata

Cypraeidae
Carnelian Cowry

Carnelian Cowry

Lyncina carneola

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Leviathan Cowry

Leviathan Cowry

Lyncina leviathan

Cypraeidae
bobcat cowrie

bobcat cowrie

Lyncina lynx

Cypraeidae

Lyncina propinqua

Lyncina propinqua

Cypraeidae
Schilder's Cowry

Schilder's Cowry

Lyncina schilderorum

Cypraeidae
Lyncina sulcidentata

Lyncina sulcidentata

Lyncina sulcidentata

Cypraeidae
Lyncina ventriculus

Lyncina ventriculus

Lyncina ventriculus

Cypraeidae
Calf Cowry

Calf Cowry

Lyncina vitellus

Cypraeidae
Little Deer Cowry

Little Deer Cowry

Macrocypraea cervinetta

Cypraeidae
Atlantic deer cowrie

Atlantic deer cowrie

Macrocypraea cervus

Cypraeidae
Measled Cowrie

Measled Cowrie

Macrocypraea zebra

Cypraeidae
Arabic cowry

Arabic cowry

Mauritia arabica

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Mauritia depressa

Mauritia depressa

Mauritia depressa

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dog-rose cowrie

dog-rose cowrie

Mauritia eglantina

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harlequin cowrie

harlequin cowrie

Mauritia histrio

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Mauritia maculifera

Mauritia maculifera

Mauritia maculifera

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hump-backed cowrie

hump-backed cowrie

Mauritia mauritiana

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jester cowrie

jester cowrie

Mauritia scurra

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Cat Cowry

Cat Cowry

Melicerona listeri

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ring cowrie

ring cowrie

Monetaria annulus

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dragon's head cowry

dragon's head cowry

Monetaria caputdraconis

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snake's head cowry

snake's head cowry

Monetaria caputophidii

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serpent's head cowrie

serpent's head cowrie

Monetaria caputserpentis

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money cowrie

money cowrie

Monetaria moneta

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walled cowrie

walled cowrie

Monetaria obvelata

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mouse cowry

Muracypraea mus

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Atlantic Yellow Cowrie

Atlantic Yellow Cowrie

Naria acicularis

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aubergine cowry

aubergine cowry

Naria albuginosa

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separated cowry (from spurca and gangranosa)

separated cowry (from spurca and gangranosa)

Naria cernica

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citrine cowry

citrine cowry

Naria citrina

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Ivory Cowry

Ivory Cowry

Naria eburnea

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