Cypraea mauritiana
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| Cypraea mauritiana Linnaeus, 1758 |
Cypraea mauritiana, or the humpback cowry, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Cypraeidae, the cowries.
[edit] Distribution
This is an Indo-Pacific species: see range map.
[edit] Habitat
This species of cowry is normally restricted to exposed habitats such as wave-washed basalt cliffs or breakwaters.
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