species: Mauritia eglantina in taxonomy (Lizard Island Field Guide)
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Mauritia eglantina


©Anne Hoggett: A subadult Mauritia eglantina about 45 mm long on reef flat near Bird Islet, Lizard Island. Thanks to Dr Richard Willan (NT Museum) for the identification. He notes that the specimen shows incomplete calcification of the dorsum, possibly a genetic defect.

©Anne Hoggett: A subadult Mauritia eglantina about 45 mm long on reef flat near Bird Islet, Lizard Island

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Kingdom Animalia
Phylum Mollusca
Class Gastropoda
Order Littorinimorpha
Family Cypraeidae
Genus Mauritia
Species Mauritia eglantina

Lizard Island Field Guide
Lizard Island area: all known taxa

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Distribution


©Atlas of Living Australia: Australian distribution

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References

  • Robertson, R. (1981). List of shell-bearing mollusks observed and collected at Lizard Island, Great Barrier Reef, Australia, Tryonia, 4: 1-32. LIRS catalog number 403.