Ring Cowry (species: Monetaria annulus) in taxonomy (Gaia Guide)
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Monetaria annulus
Ring Cowry


©Anne: Monetaria annulus at Lizard Island. Shell is about 25 mm long.

©Anne: Underside of Monetaria annulus at Lizard Island.

©Anne: Monetaria annulus at Lizard Island, same specimen as in photos above.

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Kingdom Animalia
Phylum Mollusca
Class Gastropoda
Order Littorinimorpha
Family Cypraeidae
Genus Monetaria
Species Monetaria annulus
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  • Size data has not been obtained.

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References

  • Robertson, R. (1981). List of shell-bearing mollusks observed and collected at Lizard Island, Great Barrier Reef, Australia, Tryonia, 4: 1-32. LIRS catalog number 403.