Monetaria
Monetaria is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Cypraeidae, the cowries.
| Monetaria | |
|---|---|
| The underside of a live Monetaria moneta with the mantle partially retracted | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Littorinimorpha |
| Superfamily: | Cypraeoidea |
| Family: | Cypraeidae |
| Genus: | Monetaria Troschel, 1863 |
| Type species | |
| Cypraea moneta Linnaeus, 1758 | |
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