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Lyncina lynx
	Lyncina lynx
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
(unranked):	clade Caenogastropoda; clade Hypsogastropoda; clade Littorinimorpha
Superfamily:	Cypraeoidea
Family:	Cypraeidae
Genus:	Lyncina
Species:	L. lynx
Binomial name
	Lyncina lynx; (Linnaeus, 1758)
Synonyms
	Cypraea globosa; Cypraea lynx, Linnaeus, 1758 (basionym); Cypraea vanelli (Linnaeus, 1758) ; Cypraea leucostoma Gmelin, 1791 ; Cypraea subflava Gmelin, 1791 ; Cypraea punctulata Gmelin, 1791 ; Cypraea squalina Gmelin, 1791 ; Cypraea cruentata Röding, 1798 ; Cypraea ferruginea Fischer, 1807 ; Cypraea caledonica Crosse, 1869 ;

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Lyncina lynx, common name : the Lynx Cowry or Eyed cowry, is a species of sea snail, a cowry, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Cypraeidae, the cowries.^[1]

Description

Lyncina lynx is quite common. The shells of these cowries are very variabile in pattern and size. They reach on average 38–50 millimetres (1.5–2.0 in) of length, with a minimum size of 18 millimetres (0.71 in) and a maximum size of 90 millimetres (3.5 in). The dorsum surface of these smooth and shiny shells is generally pale brown, pale purple or grey, densely covered with with small and large dark brown or purple dots. The large spots are extended to the edges. The base is white or pale brown. The aperture is long and narrow, with several white teeth and a bright reddish spacing. In the living cowries the mantle is trasparent, with tree-shaped white sensorial papillae and may cover the entire shell.

Distribution

This species is distributed in the Red Sea, in the Indian Ocean along South-East Africa (Aldabra, Chagos, Kenya, Madagascar, the Mascarene Basin , Mauritius, Réunion, the Seychelles, Zanzibar and Tanzania) and in western Pacific Ocean (Philippines, Japan, Taiwan, western and northern Australia, Polynesia and Hawaii).

Habitat

They live in tropical shallow water, subtidal and intertidal, usually under rocks or corals upto about 10 metres (33 ft)of depth. As they fear the light, they start feeding at dusk mainly on sponges.

Subspecies

Cypraea lynx var. williamsi Melvill, 1888
Cypraea (Luponia) lynx globosa Dautzenberg, 1902
Cypraea lynx var.michaelis Melvill, 1905
Cypraea lynx var. incrassata Dautzenberg, 1929
Lyncina lynx pacifica Steadman & Cotton, 1943
Cypraea (Lyncina) lynx var. javana Coen, 1949

References

^ ^a ^b Lyncina lynx. WoRMS (2009). Lyncina lynx. Accessed through the World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=216757 on 15 October 2010 .

Lorenz F. & Hubert A. (2000) A guide to worldwide cowries. Edition 2. Hackenheim: Conchbooks. 584 pp
Burgess, C.M. (1970). The Living Cowries. AS Barnes and Co, Ltd. Cranbury, New Jersey

External links

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[WoRMS-1] Lyncina lynx. WoRMS (2009). Lyncina lynx. Accessed through the World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=216757 on 15 October 2010 .

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 | synonyms =
 * ''Cypraea globosa''
-* ''Cypraea lynx'' Linnaeus, 1758 ([[basionym]])
+* ''Cypraea lynx'', Linnaeus, 1758 ([[basionym]])
+* ''Cypraea vanelli'' <small> (Linnaeus, 1758) </small>
+* ''Cypraea leucostoma'' <small> Gmelin, 1791 </small>
+* ''Cypraea subflava'' <small> Gmelin, 1791 </small>
+* ''Cypraea punctulata'' <small> Gmelin, 1791 </small>
+* ''Cypraea squalina'' <small> Gmelin, 1791 </small>
+* ''Cypraea cruentata'' <small> Röding, 1798 </small>
+* ''Cypraea ferruginea'' <small> Fischer, 1807 </small>
+* ''Cypraea caledonica'' <small> Crosse, 1869 </small>
 }}
-'''''Lyncina lynx''''' 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|527793 |''Lyncina lynx'' |||WoRMS (2009). Lyncina lynx. Accessed through the [[World Register of Marine Species]] at <nowiki>http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=216757</nowiki> on 15 October 2010}}</ref>
+'''''Lyncina lynx''''', common name : the '''Lynx Cowry''' or '''Eyed cowry''', 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|527793 |''Lyncina lynx'' |||WoRMS (2009). Lyncina lynx. Accessed through the [[World Register of Marine Species]] at <nowiki>http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=216757</nowiki> on 15 October 2010}}</ref>
 ==Description==
+''Lyncina lynx'' is quite common. The shells of these cowries are very variabile in pattern and size. They reach on average {{convert|38|-|50|mm}} of length, with a minimum size of {{convert|18|mm}} and a maximum size of {{convert|90|mm}}. The dorsum surface of these  smooth and shiny shells is generally pale brown, pale purple or grey, densely covered with with small and large dark brown or purple dots. The large spots are extended to the edges.  The base is white or pale brown. The aperture is long and narrow, with several white teeth and a bright reddish spacing.  In the living cowries the mantle is trasparent, with tree-shaped white sensorial papillae and may cover the entire shell.
-{{Empty section|date=May 2010}}
+{|
+||[[File:Cypraeidae - Lyncina lynx.JPG|thumb|220px|left|A [[gastropod shell|shell]] of ''Lyncina lynx'', lateral view, anterior end towards the right]]
+||[[File:Cypraeidae - Lyncina lynx-2.JPG|thumb|220px|left|Dorsal view of  [[gastropod shell|shells]] of ''Lyncina lynx'']]
+|}
 ==Distribution==
-This species is distributed in the [[Red Sea]] and in the Indian Ocean along [[Aldabra]], [[Chagos]], [[Kenya]], [[Madagascar]], the [[Mascarene]] Basin , [[Mauritius]], [[Réunion]], the [[Seychelles]], and [[Tanzania]].
+This species is distributed in the [[Red Sea]], in the [[Indian Ocean]] along South-East  [[Africa]] ([[Aldabra]], [[Chagos]], [[Kenya]], [[Madagascar]], the [[Mascarene]] Basin , [[Mauritius]], [[Réunion]], the [[Seychelles]], [[Zanzibar]] and [[Tanzania]]) and in western  [[Pacific Ocean]] ([[Philippines]], [[Japan]], [[Taiwan]], western and northern [[Australia]], [[Polynesia]] and [[Hawaii]]).
+==Habitat==
+They live in tropical shallow water, subtidal and intertidal, usually under rocks or corals upto about {{convert|10|m}}of depth. As they fear the light, they start feeding at dusk mainly on sponges.
+==Subspecies==
+* ''Cypraea lynx'' var. ''williamsi'' <small> Melvill, 1888 </small>
+* ''Cypraea (Luponia) lynx globosa'' <small> Dautzenberg, 1902 </small>
+* ''Cypraea lynx'' var.''michaelis'' <small> Melvill, 1905</small>
+* ''Cypraea lynx'' var. ''incrassata'' <small> Dautzenberg, 1929 </small>
+* ''Lyncina lynx pacifica'' <small> Steadman & Cotton, 1943 </small>
+* ''Cypraea (Lyncina) lynx'' var. ''javana'' <small> Coen, 1949 </small>
 ==References==
 {{reflist}}
+* Lorenz F. & Hubert A. (2000) A guide to worldwide cowries. Edition 2. Hackenheim: Conchbooks. 584 pp
+* Burgess, C.M. (1970). The Living Cowries. AS Barnes and Co, Ltd. Cranbury, New Jersey
 ==External links==
+* [http://www.biolib.cz/en/taxon/id142865/ Biolib]
-*
+* [http://www.gastropods.com/0/Shell_70.shtml Gastropods]
-{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2011}}
+* [http://www.underwaterkwaj.com/cowry/Lyncina-lynx.htm Lyncina lynx]
+* [http://clade.ansp.org/obis/search.php/34645 Clade]
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