Cypraea leviathan var. leviathan

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Cypraeoidea 

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Cladus: Unikonta
Cladus: Opisthokonta
Cladus: Holozoa
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: ParaHoxozoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Cladus: Protostomia
Cladus: Spiralia
Cladus: Lophotrochozoa
Phylum: Mollusca
Classis: Gastropoda
Subclassis: Caenogastropoda
Ordo: Littorinimorpha
Superfamilia: Cypraeoidea

Familia: Cypraeidae
Subfamilia: Cypraeinae
Genus: Cypraea
Species: Cypraea leviathan
Varietas: Cypraea leviathan var. leviathan

Name

Cypraea leviathan var. leviathan Schilder & Schilder 1937

Type locality: Hawaiian Islands to East Africa

References

  • Kay, E.A., (1979). Hawaiian marine shells. Bishop Museum Press, Honolulu. 195.
  • Lorenz, F. & Hubert, A., (2000). A Guide to Worldwide Cowries . ConchBooks, Hackenheim, Germany. 69.

Vernacular names

English: Leviathan Cowry
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