Cypraecassis tenuis (W. Wood, 1828)

• Galapagos Cowrie-helmet / Thin-Shelled Cowrie-helmet

Scientific classification:
Kingdom:Animalia
Phylum:Mollusca
Class:Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Littorinimorpha
Superfamily:Tonnoidea
Family:Cassidae
Subfamily:Cassinae
Genus:Cypraecassis
Species:C. tenuis

144mm

Bahia Isabel, Fernandina Island, Galapagos Islands, Ecuador

From my collection

Photo Taken: June 23, 2021
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