Monetaria caputophidii (F.A.Schilder, 1927) is a animal in the Cypraeidae family, order Littorinimorpha, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.

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Monetaria caputophidii (F.A.Schilder, 1927)

Monetaria caputophidii (F.A.Schilder, 1927)

Monetaria caputophidii, the Hawaiian snakehead cowrie, is an endemic Hawaiian sea snail in the cowrie family.

Family
Genus
Monetaria
Order
Littorinimorpha
Class
Gastropoda

About Monetaria caputophidii (F.A.Schilder, 1927)

Monetaria caputophidii, commonly known as the Hawaiian snakehead cowrie, is a species of sea snail that belongs to Cypraeidae, the cowrie family. This species is endemic to Hawaii. Empty shells of Monetaria caputophidii can be used by hermit crabs as hosts.

Photo: (c) Cricket Raspet, some rights reserved (CC BY), uploaded by Cricket Raspet · cc-by

Taxonomy

Animalia Mollusca Gastropoda Littorinimorpha Cypraeidae Monetaria

More from Cypraeidae

Sources: GBIF, iNaturalist, Wikipedia, NCBI Taxonomy · Disclaimer

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