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Lyncina lynx

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Lyncina lynx
Lyncina lynx
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L. lynx
Binomial name
Lyncina lynx
(Linnaeus, 1758)
Synonyms[1]
  • Cypraea globosa
  • Cypraea lynx Linnaeus, 1758 (basionym)

Lyncina lynx is a species of sea snail, a cowry, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Cypraeidae, the cowries.[1]

Description

Distribution

This species is distributed in the Red Sea and in the Indian Ocean along Aldabra, Chagos, Kenya, Madagascar, the Mascarene Basin , Mauritius, Réunion, the Seychelles, and Tanzania.

References

  1. ^ a b Lyncina lynx. WoRMS (2009). Lyncina lynx. Accessed through the World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=216757 on 15 October 2010 .