''Notocypraea angustata'' is a

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of sea snail, a

cowry Cowrie or cowry () is the common name for a group of small to large sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Cypraeidae, the cowries. The term ''porcelain'' derives from the old Italian term for the cowrie shell (''porcellana' ...

, a marine gastropod

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in the

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Cypraeidae Cypraeidae, commonly named the cowries ( cowry), is a taxonomic family of small to large sea snails. These are marine gastropod mollusks in the superfamily Cypraeoidea, the cowries and cowry allies. Shell description Cypraeidae have adult ...

, the cowries. __TOC__

Distribution

This species and its subspecies occur in the seas along southern Australia.

References

* Lorenz F. & Hubert A. (2000) A guide to worldwide cowries. Edition 2. Hackenheim: Conchbooks. 584 pp * Lorenz F. (2005) Taxonomic notes on two poorly known species of Notocypraea (Gastropoda: Cypraeidae). Visaya 1(5):16-21

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Cypraeidae Gastropods described in 1791 Taxa named by Johann Friedrich Gmelin {{Cypraeidae-stub