Mauritia | |
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Five views of a shell of Mauritia arabica | |
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An apertural view of a Mauritia histrio westralis, anterior end to the right | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Gastropoda |
Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
Order: | Littorinimorpha |
Superfamily: | Cypraeoidea |
Family: | Cypraeidae |
Genus: | Mauritia Troschel, 1861[1] |
Type species | |
Mauritia mauritiana | |
Synonyms[2] | |
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Mauritia is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs in the family Cypraeidae, the cowries.[2] These shelled molluscs are generally exclusive on the island of Mauritius, hence their name Mauritia.
Species within the genus Mauritia include:[2]