Florent's Guide To The

Tropical Reefs

Tiger Cowry
Cypraea tigris
Tiger Cowry
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
Mollusca (Phylum)
└Gastropoda (Class)
 └Caenogastropoda (Subclass)
  └Littorinimorpha (Order)
   └Cypraeoidea (Superfamily)
    └Cypraeidae (Family)
     └Cypraea (Genus)

Gastropods
Cowries

Tiger Cowry

Map Cowry

Atlantic Gray Cowry

Leviathan Cowry

Pacific Deer Cowry

Reticulated Cowry

Humpback Cowry

Half-Swimmer Cowry

Sieve Cowry

Gaskoin's Cowry



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