Ring Cowry (species: Monetaria annulus) in taxonomy (Lizard Island Field Guide)
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Monetaria annulus
Ring Cowry


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

©Anne Hoggett: Underside of Monetaria annulus at Lizard Island.

©Anne Hoggett: 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

Lizard Island Field Guide
Lizard Island area: all known taxa

Colours

              

Distinguishing features

Distinguishing features still need to be specified.

Size

  • Up to 3 cm (length according to Wilson (1993))

Synonyms

Distribution


©Atlas of Living Australia: Australian distribution

Web resources

References

References that assist with identification

  • Wilson, B. (1993). Australian Marine Shells: 1. Prosobranch gastropods Odyssey Publishing, Kallaroo, Western Australia.

Other 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.