Notocypraea angustata (Gmelin, 1791) is a animal in the Cypraeidae family, order Littorinimorpha, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.

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Notocypraea angustata (Gmelin, 1791)

Notocypraea angustata (Gmelin, 1791)

Notocypraea angustata is a species of cowry sea snail found in seas off southern Australia.

Family
Genus
Notocypraea
Order
Littorinimorpha
Class
Gastropoda

About Notocypraea angustata (Gmelin, 1791)

Notocypraea angustata, first described by Gmelin in 1791, is a species of sea snail belonging to the Cypraeidae family, the family of cowries. It is a marine gastropod mollusk and a type of cowry. This species and its subspecies are found in the seas along the southern coast of Australia.

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Taxonomy

Animalia Mollusca Gastropoda Littorinimorpha Cypraeidae Notocypraea

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

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