Florent's Guide To The Hawaiian, South Pacific and

Indo-Pacific Reefs

Leviathan Cowrie
Lyncina leviathan
Leviathan Cowrie
Category: Cowries
Scientific Name: Lyncina leviathan
Synonyms: Cypraea leviathan
Distribution: Indo-Pacific, Hawaii
Mollusca (Phylum) Mollusks
└Gastropoda (Class) Gastropods
 └Caenogastropoda (Subclass) Caenogastropods
  └Littorinimorpha (Order)
   └Cypraeoidea (Superfamily) Cowries and Ovulids
    └Cypraeidae (Family) Cowries
     └Lyncina (Genus)
      └L. leviathan (Species)
WoRMS ID: 529741🔗
iNaturalist ID: 501083🔗

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