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Revision as of 08:25, 19 October 2010

Mauritia maculifera
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M. maculifera
Binomial name
Mauritia maculifera
Schilder, 1932
Synonyms[1]

Cypraea maculifera (Schilder, 1932)

Mauritia maculifera is a species of sea snail, a cowry, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Cypraeidae, the cowries.[1]

Subspecies

Four subspecies have been recognized : [1]

  • Mauritia maculifera hawaiiensis Heiman, 2005
  • Mauritia maculifera maculifera Schilder, 1932
  • Mauritia maculifera martybealsi Lorenz, 2002
  • Mauritia maculifera scindata Lorenz, 2002

Description

Distribution

This species occurs in the Indian Ocean along Chagos and the Seychelles.

References

  1. ^ a b c Mauritia maculifera Schilder, 1932. WoRMS (2009). Mauritia maculifera Schilder, 1932. Accessed through the World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=216842 on 19 October 2010 .

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