Kingdom Animalia Superfamily Cypraeoidea Subfamily Luriinae Scientific name Annepona mariae Rank Species | Class Gastropoda Family Cypraeidae Genus Annepona Phylum Mollusca | |
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Similar Arestorides argus, Pustularia globulus, Mauritia maculifera, Pustularia bistrinotata, Lyncina lynx | ||
Annepona mariae is a species of sea snail, a cowry, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Cypraeidae, the cowries.
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Description
The oval, porcellaneous shell is 9–20 mm in size. It is white in color with small yellow or olive blotches in a ring on the dorsum and on the sides. The extremities of the shell are hardly produced.
Distribution
This species occurs from eastern Africa to northern Australia, the Philippines, the central Pacific Ocean, including the Solomons, Tonga, Hawaii and the Tuamotu Archipelago.
References
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