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Eclogavena coxeni

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Eclogavena coxeni
Shell of Eclogavena coxeni from Solomon Islands at the Museo Civico di Storia Naturale di Milano
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Littorinimorpha
Family: Cypraeidae
Genus: Eclogavena
Species:
E. coxeni
Binomial name
Eclogavena coxeni
(Cox, 1873)
Synonyms
  • Blasicrura coxeni (Cox, 1873)
  • Cypraea coxeni Cox, 1873

Eclogavena coxeni, common name Cox's cowrie, is a species of sea snail, a cowry, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Cypraeidae, the cowries.

Description

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Eclogavena coxeni has a shell reaching a length of 14–32 mm.

Distribution

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This species can be found in New Guinea, Solomon Islands.

References

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  • WoRMS
  • Encyclopedia of Life
  • Biolib
  • "Eclogavena coxeni". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 16 January 2019.
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