Cowrie - Wikipedia
Cowrie or cowry (pl. cowries) is the common name for a group of small to large sea snails in the family Cypraeidae. The term porcelain derives from the old Italian term for the cowrie shell ( …
Cowries, Family Cypraeidae
2024年7月3日 · If you find a cowry clinging tightly to an egg mass do not disturb it otherwise it may not return to that position. Veliger larvae hatch and spend some time in the plankton …
Cowrie | Sea Snail, Shells, Mollusk | Britannica
Cowrie, any of several marine snails of the subclass Prosobranchia (class Gastropoda) comprising the genus Cypraea, family Cypraeidae. The humped, thick shell is beautifully …
Cypraeidae - Wikipedia
Cypraeidae, commonly named the cowries (sg. cowry), is a taxonomic family of small to large sea snails. These are marine gastropod mollusks in the superfamily Cypraeoidea, the cowries and …
Cowry - Simple English Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Cowry shells (or cowrie), are marine snails of the family Cypraeidae. They are found chiefly in tropical regions. There are about 200 different species of cowry.
Hawaiian Cowries – A Quick Guide to Commonly Seen Species
2023年2月10日 · Cowry is the common name given to the marine gastropod mollusks found in the superfamily Cypraeoidea, of the order Littorinimorpha. There are five families in the …
Cypraea tigris - Wikipedia
Cypraea tigris, commonly known as the tiger cowrie, is a species of cowry, a large sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Cypraeidae, the cowries.
Cowry Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster
variants or less commonly cowry plural cowries : any of various marine gastropods (family Cypraeidae) that are widely distributed in warm seas and have glossy and often brightly …
Cowrie - Encyclopedia.com
2018年5月14日 · cowrie or cowry (both: kou´rē), common name applied to marine gastropods belonging to the family Cypraeidae, a well-developed family of marine snails found in the …
Cowries | Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History
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