| 词条 | Monetaria caputserpentis |
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| image = Cypraea caputserpentis.jpg | image_caption = A live individual of Monetaria caputserpentis, anterior end towards the right | image2 = Monetaria_caputserpentis_caputserpentis_01.JPG | image2_caption = A shell of Monetaria caputserpentis | regnum = Animalia | phylum = Mollusca | classis = Gastropoda | unranked_superfamilia = clade Caenogastropoda clade Hypsogastropoda clade Littorinimorpha | superfamilia = Cypraeoidea | familia = Cypraeidae | subfamilia = | genus = Monetaria | species = M. caputserpentis | binomial = Monetaria caputserpentis | binomial_authority = Linnaeus, 1758 | synonyms =
}}Monetaria caputserpentis, common name the serpent's-head cowry or snakehead cowry, is a species of cowry, a sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Cypraeidae, the cowries.[1] DistributionDescriptionThe 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. SynonymsIn literature and on various websites the synonym Cypraea caputserpentis is still commonly used. There are two subspecies :
References1. ^WoRMS : Monetaria caputserpentis; accessed : 11 October 2010 Further reading
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