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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

The shell size varies between 28 mm and 89 mm

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=390564 on 19 October 2010 .

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