One Ring Top Cowrie shell measuring up to 3/4 inch. *****

One Ring Top Cowrie shell measuring up to 3/4 inch.

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Monetaria annulus, common name ring top cowrie

Ring Top Cowries are species of the sea snail, a cowry, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Cypraeidae, the cowries.

Ring Top Cowries on average grow between 1/3 to 2 inches. The shell of this species is mostly off-white or pale yellowish in color, sometimes with a dark cast on the dorsum, and with two yellow or orange stripes along the upper sides. These stripes nearly touch at the ends, giving the impression of a ring.

Scientific classification

Domain: Eukaryota

Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum: Mollusca

Class: Gastropoda

Subclass: Caenogastropoda

Order: Littorinimorpha

Family: Cypraeidae

Genus: Monetaria

Species: Monetaria annulus

Binomial name: Monetaria annulus

(Linnaeus, 1758)

(REF:Monetaria annulus (Linnaeus). WoRMS (2009). Monetaria annulus (Linnaeus) (REF: "Monetaria annulus". Gastropods.com. ) (REF:Canku Ota - April 20, 2002 - Elk-teeth Dress is Epitome of Crow Status and Style" )