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Cypraea tigris

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Cypraea tigris

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Also known as Cypraea (Cypraea) tigris, Tiger Cowrie

species of mollusc

In the Vinony graph

Vinony's link graph records 19 inbound references to Cypraea tigris, and connects out to Mollusca, invasive species and Madagascar.

Vinony files it under Animal taxa named by Carl Linnaeus, Cypraeidae and Gastropods described in 1758.

Vinony links it to 16 Wikipedia language editions.

Species

tiger cowrie

SPECIES

  1. KingdomAnimalia
  2. PhylumMollusca
  3. ClassGastropoda
  4. OrderLittorinimorpha
  5. FamilyCypraeidae
Habitatmarine
Observations recorded7,134

via GBIF

Museum specimens

Specimen records
2,982
With media
178
Family
Cypraeidae
Collections
RBINS-SCIENTIFIC HERITAGE, PRI
Recorded in
Papua New Guinea, Indonesia, Comoros, Madagascar, Mozambique, Mauritius, Japan, Vanuatu

Wikidata facts

Instance of
taxon
Parent taxon
Cypraea
Image
Cypraea tigris 01.JPG
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Commons category
Cypraea tigris
taxon name
Cypraea tigris
taxon rank
species
Commons gallery
Cypraea tigris
taxon common name
porcelanka
short name
C. tigris
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Gallery (3)

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