Mouse Cowrie
Muracypraea mus (Linnaeus, 1758)
Names
| English | Mouse Cowrie |
|---|---|
| Dutch | — |
| Spanish | — |
| Chinese | — |
| Scientific name | Muracypraea mus (Linnaeus, 1758) |
About this species
Muracypraea mus, common name the mouse cowry, is a species of sea snail, a cowry, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Cypraeidae, the cowries.
This species was once considered to belong to the archaic genus Siphocypraea (which now includes only extinct species). In 2004 it was placed by Meyer in the specifically created genus Muracypraea Woodring, 1957.
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Muracypraea mus is een slakkensoort uit de familie Cypraeidae. De wetenschappelijke naam werd gepubliceerd in 1758 door Carl Linnaeus in de tiende editie van Systema naturae.
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Classification
| Kingdom | Animalia |
|---|---|
| Phylum | Mollusca |
| Class | Gastropoda |
| Order | Littorinimorpha |
| Family | Cypraeidae |
| Genus | Muracypraea |
In Suriname
1Records in Suriname
1963First record
