Florent's Guide To The

Tropical Reefs

Leviathan Cowry
Lyncina leviathan
Leviathan Cowry
Category: Cowries
Scientific Name: Lyncina leviathan
Synonyms: Cypraea leviathan
Distribution: Indo-Pacific, Hawaii
Mollusca (Phylum)
└Gastropoda (Class)
 └Caenogastropoda (Subclass)
  └Littorinimorpha (Order)
   └Cypraeoidea (Superfamily)
    └Cypraeidae (Family)
     └Lyncina (Genus)

Gastropods
Cowries

Leviathan Cowry

Pacific Deer Cowry

Reticulated Cowry

Humpback Cowry

Half-Swimmer Cowry

Sieve Cowry

Gaskoin's Cowry

Tiger Cowry

Map Cowry

Atlantic Gray Cowry



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