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Lyncina lynx Lynx cowrie

Lyncina lynx is commonly referred to as Lynx cowrie. Difficulty in the aquarium: Not suitable for aquarium keeping. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

Profilbild Urheber Dr. Glen Whisson, Aqua Research and Monitoring Services, Australien

Lyncina lynx, Coral Bay, WA, Australia 2021


Courtesy of the author Dr. Glen Whisson, Aqua Research and Monitoring Services, Australien . Please visit www.inaturalist.org for more information.

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lexID:
5365 
AphiaID:
527793 
Scientific:
Lyncina lynx 
German:
Luchs-Kaurischnecke 
English:
Lynx Cowrie 
Category:
Ślimaki 
Family tree:
Animalia (Kingdom) > Mollusca (Phylum) > Gastropoda (Class) > Littorinimorpha (Order) > Cypraeidae (Family) > Lyncina (Genus) > lynx (Species) 
Initial determination:
(Linnaeus, ), 1758 
Occurrence:
Australia, Brunei Darussalam, Cambodia, Central Pazific, China, Cook Islands, Fiji, French Polynesia, Guam, Hawaii, Indo Pacific, Indonesia, Japan, Kiribati, Lord Howe Island, Madagascar, Malaysia, Marschall Islands, Mauritius, Micronesia, Myanmar, Nauru, New Caledonia, Niue, Northern Mariana Islands, Okinawa, Palau, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Pitcairn Islands, Red Sea, Samoa, Singapore, Solomon Islands, South-Africa, Taiwan, Thailand, Timor, Tokelau, Tonga, Tuvalu, Vanuatu, Vietnam, Wallis and Futuna 
Marine Zone:
Subtidal, sublittoral, infralittoral, deep zone of the oceans from the lower limit of the intertidal zone (intertidal) to the shelf edge at about 200 m water depth. neritic. 
Sea depth:
0 - 20 Meter 
Habitats:
Coral reefs, Intertidal zone, Tidal Zone, Rock crevices, Rocky reefs, Seawater, Sea water, Stony Soils, Tide pools / rock pools, Under rocks 
Size:
up to 3.54" (9 cm) 
Temperature:
24,1 °F - 29,3 °F (24,1°C - 29,3°C) 
Food:
Carnivore, Sponges 
Difficulty:
Not suitable for aquarium keeping 
Offspring:
None 
Toxicity:
Toxic hazard unknown 
CITES:
Not evaluated 
Red List:
Not evaluated (NE) 
Related species at
Catalog of Life:
 
Author:
Publisher:
Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:
Last edit:
2025-01-19 20:24:56 

Info

Lyncina lynx (Linnaeus, 1758)

Common in the Indo-Pazifik, rare on Hawaiii.

Feed on sponges in the dark.

Collected for food and for its shell. Mostly inhabits under coral slabs and stones or half exposed in crevices. Often found in small groups.

Synonymised names:
Cypraea (Luponia) lynx Linnaeus, 1758 · unaccepted
Cypraea (Luponia) lynx var. globosa Dautzenberg, 1903 · unaccepted (invalid: junior homonym of...)
Cypraea (Lyncina) lynx (Linnaeus, 1758) · unaccepted
Cypraea (Lyncina) lynx var. javana Coen, 1949 · unaccepted
Cypraea (Lyncina) lynx var. nigroguttata Coen, 1949 · unaccepted
Cypraea caledonica Crosse, 1869 · unaccepted
Cypraea cruentata Röding, 1798 · unaccepted
Cypraea ferruginea Fischer von Waldheim, 1807 · unaccepted
Cypraea leucostoma Gmelin, 1791 · unaccepted
Cypraea lynx Linnaeus, 1758 · unaccepted (original combination)
Cypraea lynx var. incrassata Dautzenberg, 1929 · unaccepted
Cypraea lynx var. michaelis Melvill, 1905 · unaccepted
Cypraea lynx var. williamsi Melvill, 1888 · unaccepted
Cypraea punctulata Gmelin, 1791 · unaccepted
Cypraea squalina Gmelin, 1791 · unaccepted
Cypraea subflava Gmelin, 1791 · unaccepted
Cypraea vanelli Linnaeus, 1758 · unaccepted
Lyncina lynx pacifica Steadman & Cotton, 1943 · unaccepted

Direct children (4):
Subspecies Lyncina lynx lynx (Linnaeus, 1758)
Subspecies Lyncina lynx peterstimpsoni T. Cossignani & Allary, 2021

External links

  1. Morphology and phylogeny of the Cypraeoidea (Mollusca, Caenogastropoda) (en). Abgerufen am 26.01.2022.
  2. SeaLifeBase (multi). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
  3. Wikipedia (de). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.

Pictures

Spawn

Lyncina Lynx,Lynx cowry and eggs 2025

Commonly

Lyncina lynx f. vanelli, La Reunion 2012
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Lynx Cowrie,Cypraea lynx, Romblon 2022
Lyncina lynx, Coral Bay, WA, Australia 2021
Lyncina lynx, Coral Bay, WA, Australia 2021
Lyncina lynx 2, Lynx Cowry (Lyncina lynx [syn Cypraea lynx]) from the Solitary Islands Marine Park headlands on the north coast of NSW Australia 2013
Lyncina lynx 1, Lynx Cowry (Lyncina lynx [syn Cypraea lynx]) from the Solitary Islands Marine Park headlands on the north coast of NSW Australia 2013

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