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Cypraea tigris (Tiger Cowry)
Scientific name: Cypraea tigris

Taxonomy: Kingdom Animalia → Phylum Mollusca → Class Gastropoda → Subclass Caenogastropoda → Order Littorinimorpha → Superfamily Cypraeoidea → Family Cypraeidae → Subfamily Cypraeinae → Tribe Cypraeini → Genus Cypraea

Common name: Tiger Cowry
Locations: Hawaii, Indo-Pacific
Group: Marine LifeInvertebratesSea Snails

Named for the striped pattern on its mantle. If they named it for the shell, it'd be a leopard cowry.

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