Cypraea tigris, commonly known as the tiger cowrie, is a species of cowry, a large sea snail and marine gastropod mollusk in the family Cypraeidae, the cowries.
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Classification
System (Realm) Scientific Name Connections
Child Taxon Of
Source Wikidata: Cypraea Tigris
In Biome
In the Other Atlases
- Also in Geography Atlas: Comoros, found in there.
- Also in Geography Atlas: Kenya, found in there.
- Also in Geography Atlas: Madagascar, found in there.
- Also in Geography Atlas: Mauritius, found in there.
- Also in Geography Atlas: Mozambique, found in there.
- Also in Geography Atlas: Norway, found in there.
- Also in Geography Atlas: Seychelles, found in there.
- Also in Geography Atlas: South Africa, found in there.
- Also in Geography Atlas: Tanzania, found in there.
Sources
1. Wikipedia: Cypraea tigris
Wikipedia- Wikidata Q2664666 (P225 taxon name)
article text (diet), EntityId 342666
Carnivorous, the adult tiger cowrie eats coral and various invertebrates, while juveniles eat algae.
In Biome: Marine, Lead section
Cypraea tigris, commonly known as the tiger cowrie, is a species of cowry, a large sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Cypraeidae, the cowries.
View the Source 2. GBIF Species API
IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
Wikidata: Cypraea Tigris
Child Taxon Of: Gastropoda, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chainView the Source Reader Challenges (0)
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