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Family: Cypraeidae cowries



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Austrasiatica sakuraii
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 7.5 cm ShL
 
Barycypraea fultoni
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 5.5 cm ShL
 
Barycypraea teulerei
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 2.5 cm ShL
 
Bistolida brevidentata
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 3 cm ShL
 
Bistolida erythraeensis
[]
No picture found
 
Bistolida kieneri
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 2 cm ShL
 
Bistolida owenii
[]
No picture found
 
Bistolida stolida
[]
No picture found
 
Bistolida ursellus
[Little bear cowry]
No picture found

Max. Length 1.8 cm ShL
 
Blasicrura dayritiana
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 1.4 cm ShL
 
Blasicrura goodallii
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 2.5 cm ShL
 
Blasicrura interrupta
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 2.5 cm ShL
 
Blasicrura luchuana
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 2.5 cm ShL
 
Blasicrura pallidula
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 2.8 cm ShL
 
Blasicrura quadrimaculata
[]
No picture found
 
Blasicrura subteres
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 2 cm ShL
 
Blasicrura summersi
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 14.5 cm ShL
 
Chelycypraea testudinaria
[Turtle cowry]
No picture found

Max. Length 2 cm ShL
 
Cribrarula astaryi
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 1.8 cm ShL
 
Cribrarula catholicorum
[]
No picture found
 
Cribrarula compta
[]

Coltro, Marcus

Indo-West Pacific.

Cribrarula cribraria(Linnaeus, 1758)

Photo by Coltro, Marcus
 
Cribrarula cribraria
[Sieve cowrie]
No picture found

Max. Length 2 cm ShL
 
Cribrarula cumingii
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 2.5 cm ShL
 
Cribrarula gaskoini
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 2.5 cm ShL
 
Cribrarula pellisserpentis
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 2 cm ShL
 
Cribrarula taitae
[]

Coltro, Marcus

Central Pacific.

Cryptocypraea dillwyni(Schilder, 1922)

Photo by Coltro, Marcus
 
Cryptocypraea dillwyni
[]

Coltro, Marcus

Eastern Pacific

Cypraea albuginosaGray, 1825

Photo by Coltro, Marcus
 
Cypraea albuginosa
[Albugine cowrie]

Grist, John and Maria

Southwest Pacific

Cypraea angustataGmelin, 1791

Photo by Grist, John and Maria
 
Cypraea angustata
[]
No picture found
 
Cypraea annettae
[]

Coltro, Marcus

Southeast Pacific

Cypraea arabiculaLamarck, 1811

Photo by Coltro, Marcus
 
Cypraea arabicula
[]

Coltro, Marcus

Indo-Pacific.
Max. Length 11.5 cm SHL
Cypraea argusLinnaeus, 1758

Photo by Coltro, Marcus
 
Cypraea argus
[Eyed cowrie]

Batoy, Corazon B.

Western Pacific.

Cypraea asellusLinnaeus, 1758

Photo by Batoy, Corazon B.
 
Cypraea asellus
[Asellus cowrie]

Coltro, Marcus

Central Pacific

Cypraea beckiiGaskoin, 1836

Photo by Coltro, Marcus
 
Cypraea beckii
[Beck's cowrie]

Coltro, Marcus

Central Pacific.

Cypraea bistrinotataSchilder & Schilder, 1937

Photo by Coltro, Marcus
 
Cypraea bistrinotata
[]

Batoy, Corazon B.

Western Central Pacific
Max. Length 3.5 cm ShH
Cypraea boiviniiKiener, 1843

Photo by Batoy, Corazon B.
 
Cypraea boivinii
[]

FAO

Pacific Ocean
Max. Length 9 cm SHL
Cypraea boutetiBurgess & Arnette, 1981

Photo by FAO
 
Cypraea bouteti
[Boutet's cowrie]

Coltro, Marcus

Indo-Pacific
Max. Length 4.5 cm SHL
Cypraea caputserpentisLinnaeus, 1758

Photo by Coltro, Marcus
 
Cypraea caputserpentis
[Serpent's head cowrie]

Batoy, Corazon B.

Indo-Pacific
Max. Length 9.5 cm SHL
Cypraea carneolaLinnaeus, 1758

Photo by Batoy, Corazon B.
 
Cypraea carneola
[Carnelian cowrie]

Coltro, Marcus

Indo-Pacific
Max. Length 7 cm SHL
Cypraea cauricaLinnaeus, 1758

Photo by Coltro, Marcus
 
Cypraea caurica
[Dragon cowrie]

Coltro, Marcus

Indo-Pacific.

Cypraea cernicaSowerby, 1870

Photo by Coltro, Marcus
 
Cypraea cernica
[]

Coltro, Marcus

Southeast Pacific

Cypraea cervinettaKiener, 1843

Photo by Coltro, Marcus
 
Cypraea cervinetta
[]

Coltro, Marcus

Western Central Atlantic
Max. Length 19 cm DL
Cypraea cervusLinnaeus, 1771

Photo by Coltro, Marcus
 
Cypraea cervus
[]

Coltro, Marcus

Central Pacific.

Cypraea childreniGray, 1825

Photo by Coltro, Marcus
 
Cypraea childreni
[Children's cowrie]

Coltro, Marcus

Western Central Atlantic
Max. Length 4.4 cm DL
Cypraea cinereaGmelin, 1791

Photo by Coltro, Marcus
 
Cypraea cinerea
[Gray cowry]

Coltro, Marcus

Western Central Pacific

Cypraea clandestinaLinneaus, 1767

Photo by Coltro, Marcus
 
Cypraea clandestina
[]

Coltro, Marcus

Western Central Pacific
Max. Length 1.5 cm ShH
Cypraea contaminataSowerby, 1832

Photo by Coltro, Marcus
 
Cypraea contaminata
[Contaminated cowrie]

Coltro, Marcus

Western Central Pacific

Cypraea cylindricaBorn, 1778

Photo by Coltro, Marcus
 
Cypraea cylindrica
[]

Coltro, Marcus

Western Central Pacific
Max. Length 2.5 cm ShH
Cypraea dayritianaCate, 1963

Photo by Coltro, Marcus
 
Cypraea dayritiana
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 5.5 cm ShL
 
Cypraea decipiens
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 2.5 cm ShL
 
Cypraea declivis
[]

Mitel, Cédric

Indo-Pacific.
Max. Length 8.5 cm SHL
Cypraea eglantinaDuclos, 1833

Photo by Mitel, Cédric
 
Cypraea eglantina
[Eglantine cowrie]

Batoy, Corazon B.

Central Pacific

Cypraea erronesLinneaus, 1758

Photo by Batoy, Corazon B.
 
Cypraea errones
[Wandering cowrie]

Coltro, Marcus

Central Pacific.

Cypraea fimbriataGmelin, 1791

Photo by Coltro, Marcus
 
Cypraea fimbriata
[]

Coltro, Marcus

Central Pacific.

Cypraea globulusLinneaus, 1758

Photo by Coltro, Marcus
 
Cypraea globulus
[Globular cowrie]

Coltro, Marcus

Central Pacific
Max. Length 2 cm ShH
Cypraea goodalliSowerby, 1832

Photo by Coltro, Marcus
 
Cypraea goodalli
[]

Coltro, Marcus

Indo-West Pacific
Max. Length 7 cm ShH
Cypraea guttataGmelin, 1791

Photo by Coltro, Marcus
 
Cypraea guttata
[Great spotted cowrie]

Coltro, Marcus

Indo-West Pacific.

Cypraea helvolaLinneaus, 1758

Photo by Coltro, Marcus
 
Cypraea helvola
[Small silvery honey cowry]
No picture found

Max. Length 6 cm ShH
 
Cypraea hirasei
[]

Poppe, Guido and Philippe

Western Central Pacific

Cypraea hirundoLinnaeus, 1758

Photo by Poppe, Guido and Philippe
 
Cypraea hirundo
[Swallow cowrie]

Coltro, Marcus

Central Pacific

Cypraea irrorataGray, 1828

Photo by Coltro, Marcus
 
Cypraea irrorata
[]

Batoy, Corazon B.

Indo-Pacific
Max. Length 5.5 cm SHL
Cypraea isabellaLinnaeus, 1758

Photo by Batoy, Corazon B.
 
Cypraea isabella
[Isabelle cowrie]
No picture found
 
Cypraea isabellamexicana
[]

Coltro, Marcus

Central Pacific.

Cypraea labrolineataGaskoin, 1849

Photo by Coltro, Marcus
 
Cypraea labrolineata
[Yellow-tinted cowry]
No picture found
 
Cypraea langfordi
[]

Coltro, Marcus

Indo-Pacific
Max. Length 13 cm SHL
Cypraea leviathan(Schilder & Schilder, 1937)

Photo by Coltro, Marcus
 
Cypraea leviathan
[Monster cowrie]

Coltro, Marcus

Western Central Pacific

Cypraea limacinaLamarck, 1810

Photo by Coltro, Marcus
 
Cypraea limacina
[]

Coltro, Marcus

Western Central Pacific
Max. Length 2.5 cm ShH
Cypraea luteaGmelin, 1791

Photo by Coltro, Marcus
 
Cypraea lutea
[]

Mitel, Cédric

Indo-Pacific.
Max. Length 10 cm SHL
Cypraea mappaLinnaeus, 1758

Photo by Mitel, Cédric
 
Cypraea mappa
[Map cowrie]
No picture found

Max. Length 2 cm TL
 
Cypraea maraie
[]

Coltro, Marcus

Central Pacific.

Cypraea mariaeSchilder, 1927

Photo by Coltro, Marcus
 
Cypraea mariae
[Marie's cowrie]

FAO

Indo-Pacific
Max. Length 13 cm SHL
Cypraea mauritianaLinnaeus, 1758

Photo by FAO
 
Cypraea mauritiana
[Humpback cowrie]

Poppe, Guido and Philippe

Western Central Pacific

Cypraea microdonGray, 1828

Photo by Poppe, Guido and Philippe
 
Cypraea microdon
[Tiny-teeth cowry]
No picture found

Max. Length 5 cm TL
 
Cypraea milliaris
[Milliaris cowrie]
No picture found

Max. Length 6.7 cm DL
 
Cypraea mus
[]

Coltro, Marcus

Southeast Pacific

Cypraea nigropunctataGray, 1828

Photo by Coltro, Marcus
 
Cypraea nigropunctata
[]

Coltro, Marcus

Pacific Ocean
Max. Length 3.5 cm SHL
Cypraea obvelataLamarck, 1810

Photo by Coltro, Marcus
 
Cypraea obvelata
[Walled cowrie]

Coltro, Marcus

Indo-West Pacific
Max. Length 5.7 cm SHL
Cypraea onyxLinnaeus, 1758

Photo by Coltro, Marcus
 
Cypraea onyx
[Onyx cowrie]

Coltro, Marcus

Western Central Pacific.

Cypraea ovumGmelin, 1791

Photo by Coltro, Marcus
 
Cypraea ovum
[]

Batoy, Corazon B.

Western Central Pacific

Cypraea pallidulaGaskoin, 1849

Photo by Batoy, Corazon B.
 
Cypraea pallidula
[]

Coltro, Marcus

Pacific Ocean.

Cypraea porariaLinnaeus, 1758

Photo by Coltro, Marcus
 
Cypraea poraria
[]

Coltro, Marcus

Western Central Pacific
Max. Length 6 cm ShH
Cypraea porteriCate, 1966

Photo by Coltro, Marcus
 
Cypraea porteri
[Porter's cowrie]

Coltro, Marcus

Western Central Pacific
Max. Length 4.5 cm ShH
Cypraea pulchellaSwainson, 1823

Photo by Coltro, Marcus
 
Cypraea pulchella
[Beautiful cowrie]
No picture found

Max. Length 2 cm ShL
 
Cypraea pulicaria
[]

Coltro, Marcus

Western Central Pacific.

Cypraea punctataLinneaus, 1771

Photo by Coltro, Marcus
 
Cypraea punctata
[Brown-spotted cowry]

Coltro, Marcus

Western Central Pacific
Max. Length 3.5 cm ShH
Cypraea pyriformisGray, 1824

Photo by Coltro, Marcus
 
Cypraea pyriformis
[]

Poppe, Guido and Philippe

Western Central Pacific
Max. Length 3.5 cm ShH
Cypraea quadrimaculataGray, 1824

Photo by Poppe, Guido and Philippe
 
Cypraea quadrimaculata
[]

Coltro, Marcus

Western Central Pacific
Max. Length 2.5 cm ShH
Cypraea rabaulensisSchilder, 1964

Photo by Coltro, Marcus
 
Cypraea rabaulensis
[]

Coltro, Marcus

Western Central Pacific

Cypraea saulaeGaskoin, 1843

Photo by Coltro, Marcus
 
Cypraea saulae
[Saul's cowrie]

FAO

Pacific Ocean. Tropical
Max. Length 4.5 cm SHL
Cypraea schilderorumIredale, 1939

Photo by FAO
 
Cypraea schilderorum
[Schilder's cowrie]

Coltro, Marcus

Eastern Central Pacific
Max. Length 7.5 cm SHL
Cypraea spadiceaSwainson, 1836

Photo by Coltro, Marcus
 
Cypraea spadicea
[Chestnut cowry]

Coltro, Marcus

Western Central Pacific

Cypraea stolidaLinneaus, 1758

Photo by Coltro, Marcus
 
Cypraea stolida
[Stolid cowrie]
No picture found

Max. Length 4 cm TL
 
Cypraea stollida
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 4.1 cm DL
 
Cypraea surinamensis
[]
No picture found
 
Cypraea testudinaria
[]

Tabaranza, Don Geoff

Indo-Pacific.
Max. Length 16 cm SHL
Cypraea tigrisLinnaeus, 1758

Photo by Tabaranza, Don Geoff
 
Cypraea tigris
[Tiger cowrie]
No picture found
 
Cypraea ursellus
[Little bear cowrie]
No picture found
 
Cypraea valentia
[Prince cowrie]

FAO

Indo-Pacific.
Max. Length 7.5 cm SHL
Cypraea ventriculusLamarck, 1810

Photo by FAO
 
Cypraea ventriculus
[Tummy cowrie]

Coltro, Marcus

Indo-West Pacific

Cypraea walkeriSowerby, 1832

Photo by Coltro, Marcus
 
Cypraea walkeri
[Walker's cowrie]
No picture found

Max. Length 3 cm ShL
 
Cypraea xanthodon
[]

Coltro, Marcus

Western Central Atlantic
Max. Length 13.3 cm DL
Cypraea zebraLinnaeus, 1758

Photo by Coltro, Marcus
 
Cypraea zebra
[Measled cowry]
No picture found

Max. Length 2.5 cm ShL
 
Cypraeovula algoensis
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 3.5 cm ShL
 
Cypraeovula capensis
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 4 cm ShL
 
Cypraeovula castanea
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 2.8 cm ShL
 
Cypraeovula cohenae
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 2.6 cm ShL
 
Cypraeovula connelli
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 3 cm ShL
 
Cypraeovula coronata
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 3 cm ShL
 
Cypraeovula cruickshanki
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 2.5 cm ShL
 
Cypraeovula edentula
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 4 cm ShL
 
Cypraeovula fuscodentata
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 4 cm ShL
 
Cypraeovula fuscorubra
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 3 cm ShL
 
Cypraeovula immelmani
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 3 cm ShL
 
Cypraeovula iutsui
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 2.5 cm ShL
 
Erosaria albuginosa
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 1.8 cm ShL
 
Erosaria beckii
[Beck's cowry]
No picture found
 
Erosaria bernardi
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 3.5 cm ShL
 
Erosaria boivinii
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 3 cm ShL
 
Erosaria cernica
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 2.5 cm ShL
 
Erosaria citrina
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 4 cm ShL
 
Erosaria eburnea
[Ivory cowry]
No picture found

Max. Length 2.5 cm ShL
 
Erosaria englerti
[]
No picture found
 
Erosaria gangranosa
[Gangranous cowrie]
No picture found

Max. Length 6.5 cm ShL
 
Erosaria guttata
[]
No picture found
 
Erosaria helvola
[]

Poppe, Guido and Philippe

Indo-Pacific
Max. Length 2 cm ShL
Erosaria labrolineata(Gaskoin, 1849)

Photo by Poppe, Guido and Philippe
 
Erosaria labrolineata
[]
No picture found
 
Erosaria lamarckii
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 2 cm ShL
 
Erosaria macandrewi
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 2.5 cm ShL
 
Erosaria marginalis
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 5 cm ShL
 
Erosaria miliaris
[Miliaris cowrie]
No picture found

Max. Length 3.5 cm ShL
 
Erosaria nebrites
[Nebrite cowrie]
No picture found

Max. Length 3 cm ShL
 
Erosaria ocellata
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 2.5 cm ShL
 
Erosaria poraria
[Porous cowry]
No picture found

Max. Length 1.8 cm ShL
 
Erosaria thomasi
[]
No picture found
 
Erosaria turdus
[Thrush cowry]
No picture found
 
Erronea amralii
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 3.5 cm ShL
 
Erronea angioyorum
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 2.5 cm ShL
 
Erronea barclayi
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 2.5 cm ShL
 
Erronea bregeriana
[]
No picture found
 
Erronea corona
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 4.5 cm ShL
 
Erronea cylindrica
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 3.5 cm ShL
 
Erronea errones
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 2 cm ShL
 
Erronea felina
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 2.5 cm ShL
 
Erronea fernandoi
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 4 cm ShL
 
Erronea hungerfordi
[]
No picture found
 
Erronea listeri
[]

Modi, Shuanak

Indo-West Pacific
Max. Length 3 cm ShL
Erronea pallida(Gray, 1824)

Photo by Modi, Shuanak
 
Erronea pallida
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 5 cm ShL
 
Erronea pulchella
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 3.5 cm ShL
 
Erronea pyriformis
[Pear-shaped cowrie]
No picture found

Max. Length 3.5 cm ShL
 
Erronea subviridis
[]
No picture found
 
Erronea succincta
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 3 cm ShL
 
Erronea vredenburgi
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 3.5 cm ShL
 
Erronea walkeri
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 3 cm ShL
 
Luria cinerea
[]

Poppe, Guido and Philippe

Western Pacific.

Luria isabella(Linnaeus, 1758)

Photo by Poppe, Guido and Philippe
 
Luria isabella
[Isabella cowrie]
No picture found

Max. Length 3.5 cm ShL
 
Luria isabellamexicana
[]
No picture found
 
Luria lurida
[Cowries]
No picture found
 
Luria pulchra
[Lamarck's cowrie]
No picture found
 
Luria tessellata
[Checkered cowry]

Coltro, Marcus

Pacific Ocean
Max. Length 11 cm ShL
Lyncina aurantium(Gmelin, 1791)

Photo by Coltro, Marcus
 
Lyncina aurantium
[Golden cowrie]
No picture found

Max. Length 9 cm ShL
 
Lyncina broderipii
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 7 cm ShL
 
Lyncina kuroharai
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 7.5 cm ShL
 
Lyncina leucodon
[White-toothed cowrie]

FAO

Indo-Pacific.
Max. Length 9 cm SHL
Lyncina lynx(Linnaeus, 1758)

Photo by FAO
 
Lyncina lynx
[Lynx cowrie]
No picture found

Max. Length 6 cm ShL
 
Lyncina nivosa
[Cloudy cowrie]
No picture found

Max. Length 6 cm ShL
 
Lyncina porteri
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 4 cm ShL
 
Lyncina reevei
[Reeve's cowrie]
No picture found

Max. Length 4.5 cm ShL
 
Lyncina schilderorum
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 5 cm ShL
 
Lyncina sulcidentata
[Groove-toothed cowry]

Tabaranza, Don Geoff

Indo-Pacific.
Max. Length 10 cm SHL
Lyncina vitellus(Linnaeus, 1758)

Photo by Tabaranza, Don Geoff
 
Lyncina vitellus
[Pacific deer cowrie]
No picture found

Max. Length 7.5 cm ShL
 
Macrocypraea cervinetta
[Deer cowry]
No picture found

Max. Length 19 cm DL
 
Macrocypraea cervus
[Atlantic deer cowrie]
No picture found

Max. Length 13.3 cm DL
 
Macrocypraea zebra
[Measled cowrie]

Modi, Shuanak

Indo-Pacific.
Max. Length 10.5 cm SHL
Mauritia arabica(Linnaeus, 1758)

Photo by Modi, Shuanak
 
Mauritia arabica
[Arabian cowrie]

FAO

Indo-Pacific
Max. Length 6 cm ShH
Mauritia depressa(Gray, 1824)

Photo by FAO
 
Mauritia depressa
[Depressed cowrie]
No picture found
 
Mauritia grayana
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 7 cm ShL
 
Mauritia histrio
[History cowrie]

Coltro, Marcus

Central Pacific.
Max. Length 10 cm SHL
Mauritia maculiferaSchilder, 1932

Photo by Coltro, Marcus
 
Mauritia maculifera
[Reticulated cowrie]
No picture found

Max. Length 10 cm ShL
 
Mauritia mappa
[]

Coltro, Marcus

Indo-Pacific.
Max. Length 6 cm SHL
Mauritia scurra(Gmelin, 1791)

Photo by Coltro, Marcus
 
Mauritia scurra
[Jester cowrie]
No picture found

Max. Length 9.5 cm ShL
 
Mauritia valentia
[]

Coltro, Marcus

Indo-West Pacific.

Melicerona felina(Gmelin, 1791)

Photo by Coltro, Marcus
 
Melicerona felina
[Cat cowrie]

FAO

Indo-Pacific.
Max. Length 4 cm SHL
Monetaria annulus(Linnaeus, 1758)

Photo by FAO
 
Monetaria annulus
[Gold ring cowrie]
No picture found

Max. Length 3.5 cm ShL
 
Monetaria caputdraconis
[]
No picture found
 
Monetaria caputserpentis
[]

Batoy, Corazon B.

Indo-Pacific
Max. Length 4.5 cm SHL
Monetaria moneta(Linnaeus, 1758)

Photo by Batoy, Corazon B.
 
Monetaria moneta
[Money cowrie]
No picture found

Max. Length 2.5 cm ShL
 
Monetaria obvelata
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 7.5 cm DL
 
Muracypraea donmoorei
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 3.1 cm NG
 
Naria acicularis
[Atlantic yellow cowrie]

Batoy, Corazon B.

Indo-Pacific
Max. Length 7.5 cm SHL
Naria erosa(Linnaeus, 1758)

Photo by Batoy, Corazon B.
 
Naria erosa
[Eroded cowrie]
No picture found
 
Naria irrorata
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 2 cm ShL
 
Naria ostergaardi
[Ostergaard's cowry]
No picture found

Max. Length 3 cm ShL
 
Naria spurca
[Dirty cowry]
No picture found

Max. Length 5 cm ShL
 
Nesiocypraea hirasei
[Hirase's cowrite]
No picture found

Max. Length 6 cm ShL
 
Nesiocypraea langfordi
[]
No picture found
 
Nesiocypraea lisetae
[]
No picture found
 
Nesiocypraea maricola
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 2.5 cm ShL
 
Nesiocypraea midwayensis
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 5.5 cm ShL
 
Nesiocypraea sakurai
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 7.5 cm SHL
 
Nesiocypraea teramachii
[]
No picture found
 
Notadusta boucheti
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 2.3 cm SHL
 
Notadusta katsuae
[]

Coltro, Marcus

Western Central Pacific
Max. Length 2 cm ShH
Notadusta martini(Schepman, 1907)

Photo by Coltro, Marcus
 
Notadusta martini
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 2.5 cm ShL
 
Notadusta musumea
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 1.8 cm ShL
 
Notadusta omii
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 2.5 cm ShL
 
Notocypraea piperita
[]
No picture found
 
Nucleolaria granulata
[Granulated cowry]
No picture found

Max. Length 2.8 cm ShL
 
Nucleolaria nucleus
[]

Coltro, Marcus

Indo-Pacific.
Max. Length 5 cm ShH
Ovatipsa chinensis(Gmelin, 1791)

Photo by Coltro, Marcus
 
Ovatipsa chinensis
[Coloba cowrie]
No picture found

Max. Length 3.2 cm ShL
 
Ovatipsa coloba
[]
No picture found
 
Ovatipsa rashleighana
[Rashleigh's cowry]
No picture found

Max. Length 1.7 cm ShL
 
Palmadusta androyensis
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 2.5 cm ShL
 
Palmadusta artuffeli
[Artufell's cowry]
No picture found

Max. Length 2.8 cm ShL
 
Palmadusta asellus
[Little ass cowry]
No picture found

Max. Length 1.4 cm ShL
 
Palmadusta contaminata
[Contaminated cowry]
No picture found

Max. Length 3 cm ShL
 
Palmadusta diluculum
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 3 cm ShL
 
Palmadusta lentiginosa
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 3 cm ShL
 
Palmadusta saulae
[]

Poppe, Guido and Philippe

Indo-Pacific.
Max. Length 2 cm ShL
Palmadusta ziczac(Linnaeus, 1758)

Photo by Poppe, Guido and Philippe
 
Palmadusta ziczac
[Zigzag cowry]
No picture found

Max. Length 4.1 cm DL
 
Propustularia surinamensis
[Suriname cowrie]

Coltro, Marcus

Southeast Pacific

Pseudozonaria robertsi(Hidalgo, 1906)

Photo by Coltro, Marcus
 
Pseudozonaria robertsi
[]
No picture found
 
Purpuradusta barbieri
[]

Harasti, David

Indo-Pacific and the Medi

Purpuradusta gracilis(Gaskoin, 1849)

Photo by Harasti, David
 
Purpuradusta gracilis
[Graceful cowry]

Coltro, Marcus

Western Central Pacific
Max. Length 2 cm ShH
Purpuradusta hammondae(Iredale, 1939)

Photo by Coltro, Marcus
 
Purpuradusta hammondae
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 1.7 cm ShL
 
Purpuradusta minoridens
[Small-toothed cowry]
No picture found
 
Purpuradusta oryzaeformis
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 1.0 cm ShL
 
Purpuradusta serrulifera
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 2 cm ShL
 
Pustularia bistrinotata
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 2.5 cm ShL
 
Pustularia childreni
[]

Coltro, Marcus

Central Pacific.

Pustularia cicercula(Linneaus, 1758)

Photo by Coltro, Marcus
 
Pustularia cicercula
[Chick-pea cowrie]
No picture found
 
Pustularia globulus
[]
No picture found
 
Pustularia jandeprezi
[]
No picture found
 
Pustularia keelingensis
[]

Coltro, Marcus

Western Central Pacific.

Pustularia margarita(Dillwyn, 1817)

Photo by Coltro, Marcus
 
Pustularia margarita
[Pearl cowry]
No picture found

Max. Length 1.7 cm ShL
 
Pustularia mariae
[]
No picture found
 
Pustularia mauiensis
[]
No picture found
 
Ransoniella fusula
[]
No picture found
 
Ransoniella glandina
[]
No picture found
 
Schilderia achatidea
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 5.5 cm ShL
 
Siphocypraea mus
[Mouse cowrite]
No picture found

Max. Length 3 cm ShL
 
Staphylaea limacina
[]

Coltro, Marcus

Pacific Ocean.

Staphylaea nucleus(Linnaeus, 1758)

Photo by Coltro, Marcus
 
Staphylaea nucleus
[Nucleus cowrie]
No picture found

Max. Length 2 cm ShL
 
Staphylaea semiplota
[]

Coltro, Marcus

Central Pacific.

Staphylaea staphylaea(Linnaeus, 1758)

Photo by Coltro, Marcus
 
Staphylaea staphylaea
[Grape cowrie]
No picture found
 
Talostolida latior
[]
No picture found
 
Talostolida pellucens
[]

Coltro, Marcus

Indo-Pacific.

Talostolida teres(Gmelin, 1791)

Photo by Coltro, Marcus
 
Talostolida teres
[Teres cowrie]
No picture found
 
Talparia cinerea
[Atlantic gray cowrie]
No picture found

Max. Length 7.5 cm ShL
 
Talparia exusta
[]

Batoy, Corazon B.

Indo-Pacific.
Max. Length 10.5 cm SHL
Talparia talpa(Linnaeus, 1758)

Photo by Batoy, Corazon B.
 
Talparia talpa
[Mole cowrie]


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