Dr. Ilze Keevy, Australien
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Monetaria caputserpentis (Linnaeus, 1758)
Monetaria caputserpentis is a species of cowries, a marine snail belonging to the family Cypraeidae, the cowries. The basic color of the shell is reddish-brown, with many whitish spots on the upper side of the dorsum, which sometimes has a distinct longitudinal line. The underside is light beige.
Monetaria caputserpentis has a firm but depressed shell with strongly chocolate edges.
The mantle of the snail is mottled brown with long papillae. This kauri is commonly found in intertidal and shallow subtidal areas, under rocks and in crevices.
Often these shells are sold with a purple top, which is achieved by dipping the back in acid!
We cannot recommend for keeping in aquariums due to the natural prey, these are also typical care species.
Synonyms:
Cypraea albella Lamarck, 1822
Cypraea bandata Perry, 1811
Cypraea caputanguis Philippi, 1849
Cypraea caputcolubri Kenyon, 1898
Cypraea caputserpentis Linnaeus, 1758
Cypraea caputserpentis caputserpentis Linnaeus, 1758
Cypraea caputserpentis var. argentata Dautzenberg & Bouge, 1933
Cypraea caputserpentis var. candidata Sulliotti, 1924
Cypraea caputserpentis var. caputcolubri Kenyon, 1898
Cypraea dorsoalbida Williams, 1914
Cypraea reticulum Gmelin, 1791
Erosaria (Ravitrona) caputserpentis (Linnaeus, 1758)
Erosaria (Ravitrona) caputserpentis kenyonae F. A. Schilder & M. Schilder, 1938
Erosaria (Ravitrona) caputserpentis mikado F. A. Schilder & M. Schilder, 1938
Erosaria (Ravitrona) caputserpentis var. albosignata Coen, 1949
Erosaria caputserpentis (Linnaeus, 1758)
Erosaria caputserpentis caputserpentis (Linnaeus, 1758)
Erosaria caputserpentis kenyonae F. A. Schilder & M. Schilder, 1938
Erosaria caputserpentis var. albosignata Coen, 1949
Monetaria candidata Sulliotti, 1924
Monetaria caputserpentis argentata Dautzenberg & Bouge, 1933
Monetaria caputserpentis caputserpentis (Linnaeus, 1758)
Monetaria caputserpentis f. monetserpentis Lorenz, Chiapponi & Mont, 2012
Monetaria caputserpentis kenyonae F. A. Schilder & M. Schilder, 1938
Monetaria caputserpentis var. aruni Lorenz, 2017
Monetaria caputserpentis var. meae Lorenz, 2017
Monetaria caputserpentis var. nivalis Lorenz & Vulliet, 2015 Ravitrona caputserpentis (Linnaeus, 1758)
Ravitrona caputserpentis mikado (F. A. Schilder & M. Schilder, 1938)
Ravitrona caputserpentis reticulum (Gmelin, 1791)
Monetaria caputserpentis is a species of cowries, a marine snail belonging to the family Cypraeidae, the cowries. The basic color of the shell is reddish-brown, with many whitish spots on the upper side of the dorsum, which sometimes has a distinct longitudinal line. The underside is light beige.
Monetaria caputserpentis has a firm but depressed shell with strongly chocolate edges.
The mantle of the snail is mottled brown with long papillae. This kauri is commonly found in intertidal and shallow subtidal areas, under rocks and in crevices.
Often these shells are sold with a purple top, which is achieved by dipping the back in acid!
We cannot recommend for keeping in aquariums due to the natural prey, these are also typical care species.
Synonyms:
Cypraea albella Lamarck, 1822
Cypraea bandata Perry, 1811
Cypraea caputanguis Philippi, 1849
Cypraea caputcolubri Kenyon, 1898
Cypraea caputserpentis Linnaeus, 1758
Cypraea caputserpentis caputserpentis Linnaeus, 1758
Cypraea caputserpentis var. argentata Dautzenberg & Bouge, 1933
Cypraea caputserpentis var. candidata Sulliotti, 1924
Cypraea caputserpentis var. caputcolubri Kenyon, 1898
Cypraea dorsoalbida Williams, 1914
Cypraea reticulum Gmelin, 1791
Erosaria (Ravitrona) caputserpentis (Linnaeus, 1758)
Erosaria (Ravitrona) caputserpentis kenyonae F. A. Schilder & M. Schilder, 1938
Erosaria (Ravitrona) caputserpentis mikado F. A. Schilder & M. Schilder, 1938
Erosaria (Ravitrona) caputserpentis var. albosignata Coen, 1949
Erosaria caputserpentis (Linnaeus, 1758)
Erosaria caputserpentis caputserpentis (Linnaeus, 1758)
Erosaria caputserpentis kenyonae F. A. Schilder & M. Schilder, 1938
Erosaria caputserpentis var. albosignata Coen, 1949
Monetaria candidata Sulliotti, 1924
Monetaria caputserpentis argentata Dautzenberg & Bouge, 1933
Monetaria caputserpentis caputserpentis (Linnaeus, 1758)
Monetaria caputserpentis f. monetserpentis Lorenz, Chiapponi & Mont, 2012
Monetaria caputserpentis kenyonae F. A. Schilder & M. Schilder, 1938
Monetaria caputserpentis var. aruni Lorenz, 2017
Monetaria caputserpentis var. meae Lorenz, 2017
Monetaria caputserpentis var. nivalis Lorenz & Vulliet, 2015 Ravitrona caputserpentis (Linnaeus, 1758)
Ravitrona caputserpentis mikado (F. A. Schilder & M. Schilder, 1938)
Ravitrona caputserpentis reticulum (Gmelin, 1791)
