Cypraea teres
Pōre‘oTeres Cowrie
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COMMON NAMES: Teres Cowrie |
Southern Group: Present Makatea: | ||||||||
RR |
MG |
AT |
MK |
MT |
AK |
PL |
TK |
MN |
^^P |
Northern Group: | |||||
TN |
MH |
RK |
PK |
NS |
SW |
Cypraea teres Gmelin, 1791
TAXONOMY: ANIMALIA; MOLLUSCA; GASTROPODA; PROSOBRANCHIA; Mesogastropoda; Cypraeacea; CYPRAEIDAE
Vouchers:
Cooks: Morgan 44-45,?46-47. Mangaia: specimen Sue Ngatokorua, 9/2000, ID GMcC.
References:
None recorded.
Data Update History (information):
zTX, zB02, zM02
McCormack, Gerald (2007) Cook Islands Biodiversity Database, Version 2007.2. Cook Islands Natural Heritage Trust, Rarotonga. Online at http://cookislands.bishopmuseum.org.
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