Milk spot cowry (species: Lyncina vitellus) in taxonomy (Lizard Island Field Guide)
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Lyncina vitellus
Milk spot cowry


©Barbara Banks: Lyncina vitelluson rubble ESE of Loomis Reef, Lizard Island

©Barbara Banks: Lyncina vitellus ESE of Loomis Lizard Island

©Lyle Vail: Lyncina vitellus about 4 cm long on the reef flat at Coconut beach, Lizard Island.

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Kingdom Animalia
Phylum Mollusca
Class Gastropoda
Order Littorinimorpha
Family Cypraeidae
Genus Lyncina
Species Lyncina vitellus

Lizard Island Field Guide
Lizard Island area: all known taxa

Colours

              

Distinguishing features

Distinguishing features still need to be specified.

Size

  • Up to 7 cm (length according to Wilson, 1993)

Synonyms

Distribution


©Atlas of Living Australia: Australian distribution

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References

References that assist with identification

  • Wilson, B. (1993). Australian Marine Shells: 1. Prosobranch gastropods Odyssey Publishing, Kallaroo, Western Australia.

Other 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.