Florent's Guide To The Hawaiian, South Pacific and

Indo-Pacific Reefs

Tiger Cowrie
Cypraea tigris
Tiger Cowrie
Category: Cowries
Scientific Name: Cypraea tigris
Size: 3 to 5 in. (7 to 12 cm)  
Depth: 3-80 ft. (1-25 m)
Distribution: Indo-Pacific, Hawaii, Australia, French Polynesia
Mollusca (Phylum) Mollusks
└Gastropoda (Class) Gastropods
 └Caenogastropoda (Subclass) Caenogastropods
  └Littorinimorpha (Order)
   └Cypraeoidea (Superfamily) Cowries and Ovulids
    └Cypraeidae (Family) Cowries
     └Cypraea (Genus)
      └C. tigris (Species)
WoRMS ID: 216843🔗
iNaturalist ID: 84107🔗

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