Macrocypraea mammoth, common name the mammoth cowrie, is a species of sea snail, a cowry, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Cypraeidae, the cowries.[1][2]
| Macrocypraea mammoth | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Littorinimorpha |
| Family: | Cypraeidae |
| Genus: | Macrocypraea |
| Species: | M. mammoth
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| Binomial name | |
| Macrocypraea mammoth Simone & Cavallari, 2020
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References
edit- ^ Macrocypraea mammoth Simone & Cavallari, 2020. WoRMS (2020). Macrocypraea mammoth. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1416373&from=rss on 06 April 2020 .
- ^ Simone, Luiz Ricardo L.; Cavallari, Daniel C. (8 January 2020). "A new species of Macrocypraea (Gastropoda, Cypraeidae) from Trindade Island, Brazil, including phenotypic differentiation from remaining congeneric species". PLOS ONE. 15 (1): e0225963. Bibcode:2020PLoSO..1525963S. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0225963. PMC 6948752. PMID 31914132.