Notocypraea piperita
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| Shell of Notocypraea piperita from Australia at the Museo Civico di Storia Naturale di Milano | |
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| Ventral view | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Littorinimorpha |
| Family: | Cypraeidae |
| Genus: | Notocypraea |
| Species: | N. piperita
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| Binomial name | |
| Notocypraea piperita Gray, 1825
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Notocypraea piperita, common name peppered cowrie, is a species of sea snail, a cowry, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Cypraeidae, the cowries.
Description[]
Notocypraea piperita has a shell reaching a size of 16–30 mm. The dorsum surface usually shows pale brown or peach-coloured transversal bands on a paler background, while the base is whitish or yellowish, with small dark spots on the ventral margin.
Habitat[]
This cowry lives subtidally on rocks.
Distribution[]
This species and its subspecies occur in the seas along southern Australia and northern Tasmania.
Subspecies[]
- Notocypraea piperita bicolor Gaskoin, 1849
- Notocypraea piperita piperita Gray, 1825
References[]
- Lorenz F. & Hubert A. (2000) A guide to worldwide cowries. Edition 2. Hackenheim: Conchbooks. 584 pp
- Lorenz F. (2005) Taxonomic notes on two poorly known species of Notocypraea (Gastropoda: Cypraeidae). Visaya 1(5):16-21
External links[]
- Biolib
- WoRMS
- Encyclopedia of Life
- "Notocypraea piperita piperita". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 16 January 2019.
- Molluscs of Tasmania
- Flmnh
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Categories:
- Cypraeidae
- Gastropods described in 1825
- Taxa named by John Edward Gray
- Cypraeidae stubs