Mauritia (gastropod)
Encyclopedia
Mauritia is a genus
of sea snail
s, marine
gastropod mollusks in the family
Cypraeidae
, the cowries.
Genus
In biology, a genus is a low-level taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms, which is an example of definition by genus and differentia...
of sea snail
Sea snail
Sea snail is a common name for those snails that normally live in saltwater, marine gastropod molluscs....
s, marine
Marine (ocean)
Marine is an umbrella term. As an adjective it is usually applicable to things relating to the sea or ocean, such as marine biology, marine ecology and marine geology...
gastropod mollusks in the family
Family (biology)
In biological classification, family is* a taxonomic rank. Other well-known ranks are life, domain, kingdom, phylum, class, order, genus, and species, with family fitting between order and genus. As for the other well-known ranks, there is the option of an immediately lower rank, indicated by the...
Cypraeidae
Cypraeidae
Cypraeidae, common name the cowries , is a taxonomic family of small to large sea snails. These are marine gastropod mollusks in the superfamily Cypraeoidea, the cowries and cowry allies.-Shell description:...
, the cowries.
Species
Species within the genus Mauritia include:- Mauritia arabica (Linnaeus, 1758)
- Mauritia depressaMauritia depressaMauritia depressa, the 'Depressed/Honey Cowry', is a species of sea snail, a cowry, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Cypraeidae, the cowries.-Description:...
(Gray) - Mauritia eglantina (Duclos, 1833)
- Mauritia grayanaMauritia grayanaMauritia grayana, the 'Gray's Arabica Cowry', is a species of sea snail, a cowry, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Cypraeidae, the cowries.-Description:...
- Mauritia histrioMauritia histrioMauritia histrio, common name the Harlequin Cowry or the Stage Cowry, is a species of sea snail, a cowry, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Cypraeidae, the cowries.-Description:...
(Gmel.) - Mauritia maculifera Schilder, 1932
- Mauritia mappaMauritia mappaMauritia mappa, common name the map cowrie, is a species of sea snail, a cowry, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Cypraeidae, the cowries....
(Linnaeus, 1758) - Mauritia mauritiana (Linnaeus)
- Mauritia scurraMauritia scurraMauritia scurra, common name the Jester Cowry, is a species of sea snail, a cowry, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Cypraeidae, the cowries.-Description:...
(Gmel.)