Monetaria obvelata Gold-Ringed Cowry, Bulging Cowry

Monetaria obvelata is commonly referred to as Gold-Ringed Cowry, Bulging Cowry. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

Profile

lexID:

14678 

AphiaID:

570809 

Scientific:

Monetaria obvelata 

German:

Kaurischnecke 

English:

Gold-Ringed Cowry, Bulging Cowry 

Category:

Моллюски 

Family tree:

Animalia (Kingdom) > Mollusca (Phylum) > Gastropoda (Class) > Littorinimorpha (Order) > Cypraeidae (Family) > Monetaria (Genus) > obvelata (Species) 

Initial determination:

(Lamarck, ), 1810 

Occurrence:

Bora Bora, French Polynesia, Gambier Islands, Moorea, Oceania, Tahiti, the Society Islands, Tuamoto Islands 

Sea depth:

0 - 10 Meter 

Size:

0.79" - 1.18" (2cm - 3cm) 

Weight:

1 g 

Temperature:

80.6 °F - 86 °F (27°C - 30°C) 

Food:

Algae (Algivore), Carnivore, Herbivorous, Zoobenthos 

Offspring:

Not available as offspring 

Toxicity:

Toxic hazard unknown 

CITES:

Not evaluated 

Red List:

Not evaluated (NE) 

Related species at
Catalog of Life:

• 
  Monetaria annulus
  Goldring Kauri
• Monetaria caputdraconis
• 
  Monetaria caputserpentis
  Schlangenkopf-Kauri
• 
  Monetaria moneta
  Kaurischnecke, Geld Kauri
• 
  Monetaria obvelata
  Kaurischnecke

 

Author:

Meerwasser-Lexikon Team

Publisher:

Meerwasser-Lexikon.de

Created:

2022-04-05 19:23:44 

Last edit:

2022-04-06 08:30:26 

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