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{{Short description|Species of gastropod}} |
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| image = Cypraea caputdraconis - Easter Island-1.JPG |
| image = Cypraea caputdraconis - Easter Island-1.JPG |
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| image_caption = Dorsal view of a [[gastropod shell|shell]] of ''Monetaria caputdraconis'' from [[Easter Island]], anterior end towards the right |
| image_caption = Dorsal view of a [[gastropod shell|shell]] of ''Monetaria caputdraconis'' from [[Easter Island]], anterior end towards the right |
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| regnum = [[Animal]]ia |
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| authority = ([[James Cosmo Melvill (naturalist)|Melvill]], 1888) |
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| phylum = [[Mollusca]] |
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| classis = [[Gastropoda]] |
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| unranked_superfamilia= clade [[Caenogastropoda]]<br />clade [[Hypsogastropoda]]<br/>clade [[Littorinimorpha]] |
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| superfamilia = [[Cypraeoidea]] |
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| familia = [[Cypraeidae]] |
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| subfamilia = [[Erosariinae]] |
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| genus = ''[[Monetaria]]'' |
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| species = '''''M. caputdraconis''''' |
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| binomial = ''Monetaria caputdraconis'' |
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| binomial_authority = Melvill, 1888 |
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==Description== |
==Description== |
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The shell reaches about {{convert|15|-|40|mm}} in length. It is pyriform with rather long teeth. The basic color of the shell is uniformly brown on its edge, with many yellowish small spots on the top of the dorsum. |
The shell reaches about {{convert|15|-|40|mm}} in length. It is pyriform with rather long teeth. The basic color of the shell is uniformly brown on its edge, with many yellowish small spots on the top of the dorsum. |
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==Distribution== |
==Distribution== |
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==External links== |
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* [https://www.biolib.cz/en/taxon/id142708/ Biolib] |
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* {{Gastropods.com|key=8|id=548|title=''Monetaria caputdraconis caputdraconis''|access-date=16 January 2019}} |
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* [http://www.gastropods.com/8/Shell_548.shtml Gastropods] |
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* [http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=570813 WoRMS] |
* [http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=570813 WoRMS] |
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[[Category:Cypraeidae]] |
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[[Category:Fauna of Easter Island]] |
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[[Category:Endemic fauna of Chile]] |
[[Category:Endemic fauna of Chile]] |
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Latest revision as of 14:33, 19 December 2022
Monetaria caputdraconis | |
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Dorsal view of a shell of Monetaria caputdraconis from Easter Island, anterior end towards the right | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Gastropoda |
Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
Order: | Littorinimorpha |
Family: | Cypraeidae |
Genus: | Monetaria |
Species: | M. caputdraconis
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Binomial name | |
Monetaria caputdraconis (Melvill, 1888)
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Synonyms | |
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Monetaria caputdraconis, common name the "dragon's-head cowry", is a species of sea snail, a cowry, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Cypraeidae, the cowries.
The common name of this species comes from its Latin name caputdraconis, meaning "the head of the dragon".
Description[edit]
The shell reaches about 15–40 millimetres (0.59–1.57 in) in length. It is pyriform with rather long teeth. The basic color of the shell is uniformly brown on its edge, with many yellowish small spots on the top of the dorsum.
Distribution[edit]
This endemic species is found in the sea along Easter Island and Sala y Gomez Island, where it replaces the similar Monetaria caputserpentis. It is mainly encountered under coral rocks in the intertidal reef.
References[edit]
- Lorenz F. & Hubert A. (2000) A guide to worldwide cowries. Edition 2. Hackenheim: Conchbooks. 584 pp
External links[edit]
- Biolib
- "Monetaria caputdraconis caputdraconis". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 16 January 2019.
- WoRMS