Ovulidae
Sign in to saveOvulidae, common names the ovulids, cowry allies or false cowries, is a family of small to large predatory or parasitic sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs in the superfamily Cypraeoidea, the cowries and the cowry allies.
Species
egg cowries
FAMILY
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumMollusca
- ClassGastropoda
- OrderLittorinimorpha
- FamilyOvulidae
海兔螺科（學名：Ovulidae），又名梭螺科，是寶螺總科之下一個海洋腹足纲軟體動物的科，其物種為小型到大型的海螺，有捕食性或寄生性。
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Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 1,201
- With media
- 164
- Family
- Ovulidae
- Collections
- LACM, UF, CAS, PRI
- Recorded in
- United States, Ecuador, Philippines, Mexico
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- taxon
- Parent taxon
- Cypraeoidea
- Image
- Cyphoma gibbosum (living) 2.jpg
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- Commons category
- Ovulidae
- taxon rank
- family
- taxon name
- Ovulidae
- topic's main category
- Category:Ovulidae
- taxon common name
- Eierkauries e.a.
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Encyclopedic overview
10 sectionsContents
- Distribution
- Habitat
- Shell description
- Taxonomy
- 2005 taxonomy
- 2007 taxonomy
- Genera
- References
- Further reading
- External links
Ovulidae, common names the ovulids, cowry allies or false cowries, is a family of small to large predatory or parasitic sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs in the superfamily Cypraeoidea, the cowries and the cowry allies.
==Distribution== The ovulids are a widespread family, occurring mostly in tropical and subtropical waters, with most species in the Indo-West Pacific region. But a few species live in temperate waters.
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