Common name of Cypraecassis testiculus
 
Common Name Reticulate cowrie-helmet
Language English
Type Vernacular
Official Trade Name No
Rank 3 - (Other common name)
Country United States (contiguous states)
Locality
Ref. Bisby, F.A., M.A. Ruggiero, K.L. Wilson, M. Cachuela-Palacio, S.W. Kimani, Y.R. Roskov, A. Soulier-Perkins and J. van Hertum, 2005
Life Stage juveniles and adults
Sex females and males
Core morphology
1st Modifier primary lexeme
2nd Modifier color pattern(s)
Remarks 'cowrie' from Hindi 'kauri' from Sanskrit 'kapardika', dimunitive of 'kapardah', i.e., shell, used in the English language from the 17th century.
 
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