Cypraea leviathan var. leviathan

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Cypraeoidea
Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa 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