Ovatipsa (Cypraea) chinensis (Gmelin, 1791)

Taxon Details

Family: CYPRAEIDAE

Genus: Ovatipsa (Cypraea)

Species: Ovatipsa (Cypraea) chinensis (Gmelin, 1791)

Distribution: Indo-West Pacific, Central and Western Pacific, Eastern Africa

Uncommon

IUCN Red List Status: Not Evaluated

Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum: Mollusca

Class: Gastropoda

Subclass: Caenogastropoda

Order: Littorinimorpha 

Superfamily: Cypraeoidea

Family: CYPRAEIDAE

This sample that you are observing online in Professor Nabavi Online Seashell Museum, is existing in Professor Nabavi’s Collection.

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Collection No: NC227

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Abdominal photo of this species