Florent's Guide To The Hawaiian, South Pacific and

Indo-Pacific Reefs

Humpback Cowrie
Mauritia mauritiana
Humpback Cowrie
Category: Cowries
Scientific Name: Mauritia mauritiana
Synonyms: Cypraea mauritiana
Size: 2 to 5 in. (5 to 12 cm)  
Depth: 1-25 ft. (0-8 m)
Distribution: Indo-Pacific, Hawaii
Mollusca (Phylum) Mollusks
└Gastropoda (Class) Gastropods
 └Caenogastropoda (Subclass) Caenogastropods
  └Littorinimorpha (Order)
   └Cypraeoidea (Superfamily) Cowries and Ovulids
    └Cypraeidae (Family) Cowries
     └Mauritia (Genus)
      └M. mauritiana (Species)
WoRMS ID: 216868🔗
iNaturalist ID: 338313🔗

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