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Chinese Cowrie
Ovatipsa chinensis
Classification
- Class
- Gastropoda
- Order
- Littorinimorpha
- Family
- Cypraeidae
Ovatipsa chinensis est une espèce de mollusques gastéropodes marins appartenant à la famille des Cypraeidae. Répartition : est de l’Afrique et centre de l’océan Pacifique. Longueur : 5,2 cm.
Ovatipsa chinensis common name the Chinese cowrie, is a species of cowry, a sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Cypraeidae, the cowries. Description The mantle of the animal is bright red, and it is completely covered by protruding short filaments. The shells of this species reach 25–50 millimetres (0.
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Distribution
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Countries in the Picchu catalog
United Kingdom · 3France · 2United States of America · 2Portugal · 1
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