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''Monetaria caputserpentis'', WoRMS : Monetaria caputserpentis; accessed : 11 October 2010
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This species occurs in the Red Sea, Indian Ocean, tropical Indo-West Pacific,
On-line articles with ''Cypraea caputserpentis'' in the HAWAIIAN SHELL NEWS (1960-1994)OBIS Indo-Pacific Molluscan database
* Cypraeidae Gastropods described in 1758 Taxa named by Carl Linnaeus Articles containing video clips {{Cypraeidae-stub
common name
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the serpent's-head cowry or snakehead cowry, is a species of cowry, a sea snail
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, a marine
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gastropod
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mollusk in the family Cypraeidae, the cowries./ref>
Distribution
This species occurs in the Red Sea, Indian Ocean, tropical Indo-West Pacific, Australia
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and the Philippines. This sea snail lives on corals, rock reefs and rocky shores from the intertidal zone down to depths of 200 m.
Description
The basic color of the shell is reddish-brown, with many whitish dots on the top of the dorsum, which sometimes shows a clear longitudinal line. The underside is light beige. Frequently these shells are sold with a purple top, which is achieved by dipping the dorsum in acid.Synonyms
In literature and on various websites the synonym ''Cypraea caputserpentis'' is still commonly used. There are two subspecies : * ''Monetaria caputserpentis caputserpentis'' Linnaeus (synonym : ''Cypraea caputserpentis caputserpentis'' Linnaeus,1758
Events
January–March
* January 1 – Swedish biologist Carl Linnaeus (Carl von Linné) publishes in Stockholm the first volume (''Animalia'') of the 10th edition of Systema Naturae, 10th edition of ''Systema Naturae'', the sta ...
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* ''Monetaria caputserpentis caputophidii'' (Schilder, 1927)
References
Further reading
* Cantera J. R. (1991). "First record of the Indo-Pacific gastropod ''Cypraea caputserpentis'' ( Linnaeus,1758
Events
January–March
* January 1 – Swedish biologist Carl Linnaeus (Carl von Linné) publishes in Stockholm the first volume (''Animalia'') of the 10th edition of Systema Naturae, 10th edition of ''Systema Naturae'', the sta ...
) at Isla Gorgona, Colombia". ''Veliger'' 34: 85–87.
* Meyer C. 2003. ''Molecular systematics of cowries (Gastropoda: Cypraeidae) and diversification patterns in the tropics''. Biological Journal of the Linnean Society, 79: 401–459. page(s): 411
External links
On-line articles with ''Cypraea caputserpentis'' in the HAWAIIAN SHELL NEWS (1960-1994)
* Cypraeidae Gastropods described in 1758 Taxa named by Carl Linnaeus Articles containing video clips {{Cypraeidae-stub