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Release 31.03 went live 18th November, 2011

Macrocypraea cervus

(Linnaeus, C., 1771) Atlantic Deer Cowry Shell size 40 - 190 mm N Carolina, USA - Mexico; Cuba - Bermuda
Taxonomic Information
ClassGASTROPODA ORTHOGASTROPODA
OrderLITTORINIMORPHA
SuperFamilyCYPRAEOIDEA
FamilyCYPRAEIDAE CYPRAEINAE MAURITIINI
open bookPage/Plate
Mant. Plant. Alt. gen.ed. VI, (Stockholm), p 548
Encyclopedia of Marine Gastropodsp 84/3
Hamlyn Guide to Shells of the Worldp 108
Shell Encyclopediap 82
Collector's guide to Seashells of the Worldp 61/6
Compendium of Seashellsp 96/2.2
Audubon - Field Guide to North American Shellsp 479
Guide to Worldwide Cowriesp 245/1-7
Cowriesp 185
Synonyms
Cypraea bifasciata Gmelin, J.F., 1791
Guide to Worldwide Cowriesp 53
Cypraea meleagris Röding, P.F., 1798
Mus. Bolten II
Guide to Worldwide Cowriesp 53
Cypraea cervina Lamarck, J.B.P.A. de, 1822
Guide to Worldwide Cowriesp 53
Cypraea jousseaumei Vayssičre, A.J.B.M., 1905
Guide to Worldwide Cowriesp 53
Cypraea peilei Schilder, F.A., 1932
Guide to Worldwide Cowriesp 53
cameraImage Acknowledgments
1 Eddie Hardy
2 aurantius shells
3 Guido Poppe
4 Guido Poppe
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