Florent's Guide To The

Hawaii Reefs

Pacific Deer Cowry
Pacific Deer Cowry
Scientific Name: Lyncina vitellus
Synonyms: Cypraea vitellus
Family: Cypraeidae
Category: Cowries
Also known as: Calf Cowry
Size: Up to 4 in. (10 cm)  
Depth: 6-80 ft. (2-25 m)
Distribution: Indo-Pacific, Red Sea, Hawaii, French Polynesia

Mollusks
Cowries

Pacific Deer Cowry

Half-Swimmer Cowry

Gaskoin's Cowry

Reticulated Cowry

Humpback Cowry

Tiger Cowry

Leviathan Cowry



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