Tiger Cowrie
(3.5”) 9 cm
Cypraea tigris (L., 1758).
Indo-Pacific. Under coral rocks.
Common.
Many Color variations.
Syn.: schilderiana C. Cate (large Flawalian form)
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropods
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Littorinimorpha
Family: Cypraeidae
Genus: Cypraea
Species: Cypraea tigris