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| superfamilia = [[Cypraeoidea]] |
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| genus = ''[[Chelycypraea ]]'' |
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* ''Cypraea testudinaria'' Linnaeus, 1758 ([[basionym]]) |
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* ''Cypraea testudinaria ingens'' (Schilder & Schilder) |
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* ''Cypraea testudinosa'' Perry, G., 1811 |
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'''''Chelycypraea testudinaria''''', common name : '''tortoise cowrie''', is a [[species]] of [[sea snail]], a [[cowry]], a marine [[gastropod]] [[mollusk]] in the [[family (biology)|family]] [[Cypraeidae]], the cowries.<ref name="WoRMS">{{WRMS species|216744|''Chelycypraea testudinaria'' (Linnaeus)|||WoRMS (2009). Chelycypraea testudinaria (Linnaeus). Accessed through the [[World Register of Marine Species]] at http://marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=216744</nowiki> on 11 October 2010}}</ref> |
'''''Chelycypraea testudinaria''''', common name : '''tortoise cowrie''', is a [[species]] of [[sea snail]], a [[cowry]], a marine [[gastropod]] [[mollusk]] in the [[family (biology)|family]] [[Cypraeidae]], the cowries.<ref name="WoRMS">{{WRMS species|216744|''Chelycypraea testudinaria'' (Linnaeus)|||WoRMS (2009). Chelycypraea testudinaria (Linnaeus). Accessed through the [[World Register of Marine Species]] at http://marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=216744</nowiki> on 11 October 2010}}</ref> |
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There is one subspecies : ''Chelycypraea testudinaria ingens'' Schilder, F.A. & M. Schilder, 1939 <ref> [http://www.gastropods.com/1/Shell_27251.shtml Gastropods.com : ''Chelycypraea testudinaria ingens'']; accessed : 23 october 2010 </ref> |
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==Description== |
==Description== |
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[[Image:Cypraea testudinaria ventral view.jpg|left|thumb| Ventral view of a shell of ''Chelycypraea testudinaria'', anterior end towards the top]] |
[[Image:Cypraea testudinaria ventral view.jpg|left|thumb| Ventral view of a shell of ''Chelycypraea testudinaria'', anterior end towards the top]] |
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==Distribution== |
==Distribution== |
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This species is distributed in the Indian Ocean along [[Aldabra]], [[Chagos]], the [[Comores]], [[Kenya]], [[Madagascar]], the [[Mascarene]] Basin, [[Mauritius]], [[Mozambique]], [[Réunion]], the [[Seychelles]] and [[Tanzania]] |
This species is distributed in the Indian Ocean along [[Aldabra]], [[Chagos]], the [[Comores]], [[Kenya]], [[Madagascar]], the [[Mascarene]] Basin, [[Mauritius]], [[Mozambique]], [[Réunion]], the [[Seychelles]] and [[Tanzania]] and in the [[Pacific Ocean]] |
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==References== |
==References== |
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Chelycypraea testudinaria, common name : tortoise cowrie, is a species of sea snail, a cowry, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Cypraeidae, the cowries.[1]
There is one subspecies : Chelycypraea testudinaria ingens Schilder, F.A. & M. Schilder, 1939 [2]
Description
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Distribution
This species is distributed in the Indian Ocean along Aldabra, Chagos, the Comores, Kenya, Madagascar, the Mascarene Basin, Mauritius, Mozambique, Réunion, the Seychelles and Tanzania and in the Pacific Ocean
References
- ^ a b Chelycypraea testudinaria (Linnaeus). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species.
- ^ Gastropods.com : Chelycypraea testudinaria ingens; accessed : 23 october 2010
External links
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