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Species within the
genus Macrocypraea include:
Macrocypraea cervinetta (Kiener, 1843)
Macrocypraea cervus (Linnaeus, 1771)
Macrocypraea mammoth Simone & Cavallari...
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Macrocypraea cervinetta, the
little deer cowry, is a
species of sea snail, a cowry, a
marine gastropod mollusk in the
family Cypraeidae, the cowries. Subspecies...
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Macrocypraea cervus,
common name the
Atlantic deer cowry, is a
species of
large sea snail, a very
large cowry, a
marine gastropod mollusk in the family...
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Macrocypraea mammoth,
common name the
mammoth cowrie, is a
species of sea snail, a cowry, a
marine gastropod mollusk in the
family Cypraeidae, the cowries...
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Macrocypraea zebra,
common name the
measled cowrie, is a
species of sea snail, a cowry, a
marine gastropod mollusk in the
family Cypraeidae, the cowries...
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species up to 19 cm (7.5 in) for the
Atlantic deer cowrie,
Macrocypraea cervus.
Cowrie s****,
especially Monetaria moneta, were used for centuries...
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cervinetta Kiener, 1843:
synonym of
Macrocypraea cervinetta Cypraea cervus Linnaeus, 1771:
synonym of
Macrocypraea cervus Cypraea chiapponii Lorenz, 1999:...
- Iredale, 1930
Ficadusta Habe &
Kosuge 1966
Leporicypraea Iredale, 1930
Macrocypraea Schilder, 1930
Mauritia Troschel, 1863
Melicerona Iredale, 1930 † Miolyncina...
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locality for
species †Macrochelys
temminckii Macrocypraea †
Macrocypraea cervus †
Macrocypraea joanneae †
Macrocypraea spengleri Macropneustes Mactra †Mactra chipolana...
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length of 350mm. The
largest modern cowry is the
Atlantic Deer
Cowry (
Macrocypraea cervus) at up to 190mm. The
largest known cowry from any
extant subfamily...
