Cypraea leviathan

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Cypraea leviathan
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Orthogastropoda
Infraclass: Apogastropoda
Superorder: Caenogastropoda
Order: Sorbeoconcha
Suborder: Hypsogastropoda
Infraorder: Littorinimorpha
Superfamily: Cypraeoidea
Family: Cypraeidae
Genus: Cypraea
Species: C. leviathan
Binomial name
Cypraea leviathan
Schilder & Schilder, 1937.

Cypraea leviathan is a common cowry that inhabits rocky intertidal areas and caves at depths up to 8m. Three varieties are known:

  • C. leviathan leviathan (leviathan cowry). Endemic to Hawaii.
  • C. leviathan bouteti (Boutet's leviathan cowry). Found throughout Polynesia.
  • C. leviathan titan (titanic cowry). Found throughout the Indian and central Pacific Oceans.

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