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Family: Cypraeidae cowries



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267 species (see list below)
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Max. Length 4.5 cm ShL
 
Tesselata tesselata
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Max. Length 8 cm ShL
 
Trona stercoraria
[Droppings cowry]
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Max. Length 9.5 cm ShL
 
Umbilia armeniaca
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Max. Length 8 cm ShL
 
Umbilia capricornica
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Max. Length 8 cm ShL
 
Umbilia petilirostris
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Max. Length 8.5 cm ShL
 
Zoila jeaniana
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Zoila mariellae
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Max. Length 6 cm ShL
 
Zoila rosselli
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Max. Length 8 cm ShL
 
Zoila thersites
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Max. Length 8 cm ShL
 
Zoila venusta
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Max. Length 3 cm ShL
 
Zonaria arabicula
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Max. Length 3.5 cm ShL
 
Zonaria nigropunctata
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Max. Length 3 cm ShL
 
Zonaria picta
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Zonaria pyrum
[Pear cowrie]
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Max. Length 2.5 cm ShL
 
Zonaria robertsi
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Max. Length 2.5 cm ShL
 
Zonaria sanguinolenta
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Zonaria spadicea
[Chestnut cowrie]


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Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm) Year
Tesselata tesselata Eastern Central Pacific 4.5 ShL 1822
Trona stercoraria Droppings cowry Eastern Central Atlantic. 8 ShL 1758
Umbilia armeniaca Australia. 9.5 ShL 1912
Umbilia capricornica Australia. 8 ShL 1989
Umbilia petilirostris Eastern Atlantic. 8 ShL 2002
Zoila jeaniana Australia. 8.5 ShL 1968
Zoila mariellae Australia. 1983
Zoila rosselli Australia. 6 ShL 1948
Zoila thersites Australia. 8 ShL 1849
Zoila venusta Australia. 8 ShL 1846
Zonaria arabicula Eastern Pacific Ocean. 3 ShL 1810
Zonaria nigropunctata Eastern Atlantic. 3.5 ShL 1828
Zonaria picta Eastern Atlantic. 3 ShL 1824
Zonaria pyrum Pear cowrie Mediterranean Sea. 1791
Zonaria robertsi Eastern Pacific Ocean. 2.5 ShL 1906
Zonaria sanguinolenta Eastern Atlantic. 2.5 ShL 1791
Zonaria spadicea Chestnut cowrie Northeast Pacific Ocean. 1823



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