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Cypraea teres

Pōre‘o

Teres Cowrie

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General Information

COMMON NAMES: Teres Cowrie

TRADITIONAL NAMES: Pōre‘o (MG)

COOK ISLANDS STATUS: Native; Marine, near-shore

SIGNIFICANCE LIST: Ornament

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Cook Islands Distribution

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Southern Group: Present    Makatea:
RR 
MG
AT
MK
MT
AK
PL
TK
MN
^^P

Northern Group:
TN 
MH
RK
PK
NS
SW

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Scientific Taxonomy

Cypraea teres Gmelin, 1791
TAXONOMY: ANIMALIA; MOLLUSCA; GASTROPODA; PROSOBRANCHIA; Mesogastropoda; Cypraeacea; CYPRAEIDAE

Vouchers & References

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

Web Resources

Citation Information

McCormack, Gerald (2007) Cook Islands Biodiversity Database, Version 2007.2. Cook Islands Natural Heritage Trust, Rarotonga. Online at http://cookislands.bishopmuseum.org. Copy citation to system clipboard
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